diff --git a/systems/genericx86/system.py b/systems/genericx86/system.py
index ef64dc6d5..e63760e95 100644
--- a/systems/genericx86/system.py
+++ b/systems/genericx86/system.py
@@ -40,4 +40,6 @@ def sw_description(self):
       pkg_spec: gcc
     default-mpi:
       pkg_spec: openmpi
+    lapack:
+      pkg_spec: openblas
 """