diff --git a/srcpkgs/flintlib/template b/srcpkgs/flintlib/template
index cebf8e30081..57a4a2de4f4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/flintlib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/flintlib/template
@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
 # Template file for 'flintlib'
 pkgname=flintlib
-version=2.8.4
+version=2.8.5
 revision=1
 wrksrc="flint-${version}"
 build_style=configure
-configure_args="--prefix=/usr --with-gmp=/usr --with-mpfr=/usr $(vopt_if ntl --with-ntl=/usr)"
-makedepends="mpfr-devel $(vopt_if ntl ntl-devel)"
+configure_args="--prefix=/usr $(vopt_with ntl)
+ $(vopt_if openblas --with-blas=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/openblas)"
+makedepends="mpfr-devel $(vopt_if ntl ntl-devel)
+ $(vopt_if openblas openblas-devel)"
 short_desc="Fast Library for Number Theory"
 maintainer="Gonzalo Tornaría <tornaria@cmat.edu.uy>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://flintlib.org"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wbhart/flint2/trunk/NEWS"
 distfiles="https://flintlib.org/flint-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=61df92ea8c8e9dc692d46c71d7f50aaa09a33d4ba08d02a1784730a445e5e4be
+checksum=5911fedff911100f15781f35e3a4fa934fe60e4aea02a8c10cc8918101c1eed8
 
-build_options="ntl"
+build_options="ntl openblas"
 desc_option_ntl="enable NTL support"
+build_options_default="openblas"
 
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	build_options_default+=" ntl"