diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index eaf9d64d72a..8db247dfec9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6595,6 +6595,7 @@ with pkgs;
   octaveFull = (lowPrio (callPackage ../development/interpreters/octave {
     qt = qt4;
     overridePlatforms = ["x86_64-linux" "x86_64-darwin"];
+    openblas = if stdenv.isDarwin then openblasCompat else openblas;
   }));
 
   ocropus = callPackage ../applications/misc/ocropus { };