diff --git a/srcpkgs/lapack/template b/srcpkgs/lapack/template
index 8bbce3ebd0..85a24ad939 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lapack/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lapack/template
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 pkgname=lapack
 version=3.7.0
 revision=1
-nocross=yes
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="
  -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH=ON -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
- -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON -DCMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER=gfortran
+ -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON -DCMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER=$FC
  -DCMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS=-fPIC -DCBLAS=ON -DLAPACKE=ON -DBUILD_DEPRECATED=ON"
 hostmakedepends="gcc-fortran"
 short_desc="Linear Algebra PACKage"