diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8b800e07..a0e3c2fd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ if (WHISPER_BLAS)
     else ()
         set(BLA_STATIC 1)
         set(BLA_VENDOR ${WHISPER_BLAS_VENDOR})
-        #    set(BLA_PREFER_PKGCONFIG 1)
         set(BLA_SIZEOF_INTEGER 8)
+        set(BLA_PREFER_PKGCONFIG 1)
         find_package(BLAS)
 
         if(BLAS_FOUND)