diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/su/superlu/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/su/superlu/package.nix
index c0877e7150b4..4487dedf7e08 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/su/superlu/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/su/superlu/package.nix
@@ -45,10 +45,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ blas ];
 
-  cmakeFlags = [
-    (lib.cmakeBool "BUILD_SHARED_LIBS" true)
-    (lib.cmakeBool "enable_fortran" true)
-  ];
+  cmakeFlags =
+    [
+      (lib.cmakeBool "BUILD_SHARED_LIBS" true)
+      (lib.cmakeBool "enable_fortran" true)
+    ]
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
+      # prevent cmake from using Accelerate, which causes tests to segfault
+      # https://github.com/xiaoyeli/superlu/issues/155
+      "-DBLA_VENDOR=Generic"
+    ];
 
   doCheck = true;