diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/alternatives/blas/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/alternatives/blas/default.nix
index 36708ce8841..bce0c7af2bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/alternatives/blas/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/alternatives/blas/default.nix
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   dontConfigure = true;
   unpackPhase = "src=$PWD";
 
+  dontPatchELF = true;
+
   installPhase = (''
   mkdir -p $out/lib $dev/include $dev/lib/pkgconfig
 
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/alternatives/lapack/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/alternatives/lapack/default.nix
index 24c339042a2..75dc2ae3b34 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/alternatives/lapack/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/alternatives/lapack/default.nix
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   dontConfigure = true;
   unpackPhase = "src=$PWD";
 
+  dontPatchELF = true;
+
   installPhase = (''
   mkdir -p $out/lib $dev/include $dev/lib/pkgconfig