diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/amd-libflame/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/amd-libflame/default.nix
index 8f1cb719c147..4b9ab3282503 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/amd-libflame/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/amd-libflame/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 , withOpenMP ? true
 , blas64 ? false
-, withAMDOpt ? false
+, withAMDOpt ? true
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {