diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 107dff5f2..1b9bcb118 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ SUBDIRS	+= lapack
 endif
 
 RELA =
-ifneq ($(BUILD_RELAPACK), 0)
+ifeq ($(BUILD_RELAPACK), 1)
 RELA = re_lapack
 endif
 
diff --git a/Makefile.rule b/Makefile.rule
index 2866699be..8d8aecdc9 100644
--- a/Makefile.rule
+++ b/Makefile.rule
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ VERSION = 0.2.20.dev
 BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED = 1
 
 # Build RecursiveLAPACK on top of LAPACK
-BUILD_RELAPACK = 1
+# BUILD_RELAPACK = 1
 
 # If you want to use legacy threaded Level 3 implementation.
 # USE_SIMPLE_THREADED_LEVEL3 = 1
diff --git a/Makefile.system b/Makefile.system
index c4cf619d0..bd361a1a2 100644
--- a/Makefile.system
+++ b/Makefile.system
@@ -1129,6 +1129,9 @@ LIB_COMPONENTS += LAPACK
 ifneq ($(NO_LAPACKE), 1)
 LIB_COMPONENTS += LAPACKE
 endif
+ifeq ($(BUILD_RELAPACK), 1)
+LIB_COMPONENTS += ReLAPACK
+endif
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(ONLY_CBLAS), 1)