diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 981130e22..2b99a7722 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ include(GNUInstallDirs)
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 
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+option(BUILD_WITHOUT_LAPACK "Do not build LAPACK and LAPACKE (Only BLAS or CBLAS)" OFF)
+
 option(BUILD_WITHOUT_CBLAS "Do not build the C interface (CBLAS) to the BLAS functions" OFF)
 
 option(DYNAMIC_ARCH "Include support for multiple CPU targets, with automatic selection at runtime (x86/x86_64, aarch64 or ppc only)" OFF)