diff --git a/vtk.spec b/vtk.spec
index f105353..c7d1429 100644
--- a/vtk.spec
+++ b/vtk.spec
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ BuildRequires: hdf5-devel
 BuildRequires: libtheora-devel
 BuildRequires: mysql-devel
 BuildRequires: postgresql-devel
-BuildRequires: R-devel
+BuildRequires: R-devel, blas-devel, lapack-devel
 BuildRequires: PyQt4-devel
 BuildRequires: sip-devel
 BuildRequires: wget