diff --git a/gsl-1.15-atlas.patch b/gsl-1.15-atlas.patch
index 9a1de2a..54d64af 100644
--- a/gsl-1.15-atlas.patch
+++ b/gsl-1.15-atlas.patch
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ diff -up gsl-1.15/Makefile.in.pom gsl-1.15/Makefile.in
 -	$(libgsl_la_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
 +libgsl_la_LINK = $(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS)  \
 +	$(LIBTOOLFLAGS) --mode=link  $(CCLD)  $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) \
-+	$(libgsl_la_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -L/usr/lib/atlas/ -lcblas -latlas -o $@
++	$(libgsl_la_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -lcblas -latlas -o $@
  PROGRAMS = $(bin_PROGRAMS)
  am_gsl_histogram_OBJECTS = gsl-histogram.$(OBJEXT)
  gsl_histogram_OBJECTS = $(am_gsl_histogram_OBJECTS)
diff --git a/gsl.spec b/gsl.spec
index ce2eb3d..f0a3367 100644
--- a/gsl.spec
+++ b/gsl.spec
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ mv THANKS.aux THANKS
 %configure CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fgnu89-inline"
 sed -i 's|^hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=.*|hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=""|g' libtool
 sed -i 's|^runpath_var=LD_RUN_PATH|runpath_var=DIE_RPATH_DIE|g' libtool
-make %{?_smp_mflags}
+make %{?_smp_mflags} LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L%{_libdir}/atlas/"
 
 %install
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT