diff --git a/Makefile.install b/Makefile.install
index 8070b4729..e01d866c9 100644
--- a/Makefile.install
+++ b/Makefile.install
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ endif
 ifneq ($(OSNAME), AIX)
 ifndef NO_LAPACKE
 	@echo Copying LAPACKE header files to $(DESTDIR)$(OPENBLAS_INCLUDE_DIR)
+	@-install -pm644 $(NETLIB_LAPACK_DIR)/LAPACKE/include/lapack.h "$(DESTDIR)$(OPENBLAS_INCLUDE_DIR)/lapack.h"
 	@-install -pm644 $(NETLIB_LAPACK_DIR)/LAPACKE/include/lapacke.h "$(DESTDIR)$(OPENBLAS_INCLUDE_DIR)/lapacke.h"
 	@-install -pm644 $(NETLIB_LAPACK_DIR)/LAPACKE/include/lapacke_config.h "$(DESTDIR)$(OPENBLAS_INCLUDE_DIR)/lapacke_config.h"
 	@-install -pm644 $(NETLIB_LAPACK_DIR)/LAPACKE/include/lapacke_mangling_with_flags.h.in "$(DESTDIR)$(OPENBLAS_INCLUDE_DIR)/lapacke_mangling.h"
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ else
 #install on AIX has different options syntax
 ifndef NO_LAPACKE
 	@echo Copying LAPACKE header files to $(DESTDIR)$(OPENBLAS_INCLUDE_DIR)
+	@-installbsd -c -m 644 $(NETLIB_LAPACK_DIR)/LAPACKE/include/lapack.h "$(DESTDIR)$(OPENBLAS_INCLUDE_DIR)/lapack.h"
 	@-installbsd -c -m 644 $(NETLIB_LAPACK_DIR)/LAPACKE/include/lapacke.h "$(DESTDIR)$(OPENBLAS_INCLUDE_DIR)/lapacke.h"
 	@-installbsd -c -m 644 $(NETLIB_LAPACK_DIR)/LAPACKE/include/lapacke_config.h "$(DESTDIR)$(OPENBLAS_INCLUDE_DIR)/lapacke_config.h"
 	@-installbsd -c -m 644 $(NETLIB_LAPACK_DIR)/LAPACKE/include/lapacke_mangling_with_flags.h.in "$(DESTDIR)$(OPENBLAS_INCLUDE_DIR)/lapacke_mangling.h"