diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 2f387599d6df..2d211ed9a5b4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ let
     });
 
     slfm = old.slfm.overrideDerivation (attrs: {
-      PKG_LIBS = "-L${pkgs.atlas}/lib -lf77blas -latlas";
+      PKG_LIBS = "-L${pkgs.openblasCompat}/lib -lopenblas";
     });
 
     SamplerCompare = old.SamplerCompare.overrideDerivation (attrs: {