diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index 3f7de2b33..20c4a6650 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -27,6 +27,22 @@ AM_LDFLAGS = $(BOOST_LDFLAGS)
 LDADD = ../gtsam/libgtsam.la
 AM_DEFAULT_SOURCE_EXT = .cpp
 
+if USE_BLAS_LINUX
+AM_LDFLAGS += -lcblas -latlas  
+endif
+
+if USE_LAPACK
+AM_CPPFLAGS += -DGT_USE_LAPACK
+endif
+
+if USE_LAPACK_LINUX
+AM_LDFLAGS += -llapack
+endif
+
+if USE_ACCELERATE_MACOS
+AM_LDFLAGS += -Wl,/System/Library/Frameworks/Accelerate.framework/Accelerate
+endif
+
 # rule to run an executable
 %.run: % $(LDADD)
 	./$^
diff --git a/examples/vSLAMexample/Makefile.am b/examples/vSLAMexample/Makefile.am
index 442186b4e..39fb706dc 100644
--- a/examples/vSLAMexample/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/vSLAMexample/Makefile.am
@@ -33,6 +33,21 @@ AM_LDFLAGS = $(BOOST_LDFLAGS)
 LDADD = ../../gtsam/libgtsam.la
 AM_DEFAULT_SOURCE_EXT = .cpp
 
+if USE_BLAS_LINUX
+AM_LDFLAGS += -lcblas -latlas  
+endif
+
+if USE_LAPACK
+AM_CPPFLAGS += -DGT_USE_LAPACK
+endif
+
+if USE_LAPACK_LINUX
+AM_LDFLAGS += -llapack
+endif
+
+if USE_ACCELERATE_MACOS
+AM_LDFLAGS += -Wl,/System/Library/Frameworks/Accelerate.framework/Accelerate
+endif
 
 # rule to run an executable
 %.run: % $(LDADD)
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 905473259..c15da1a6a 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -35,6 +35,18 @@ TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS)
 AM_LDFLAGS = $(BOOST_LDFLAGS)
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(BOOST_CPPFLAGS) -I$(CCOLAMDInc) -I$(top_srcdir)
 
+if USE_BLAS_LINUX
+AM_LDFLAGS += -lcblas -latlas  
+endif
+
+if USE_LAPACK
+AM_CPPFLAGS += -DGT_USE_LAPACK
+endif
+
+if USE_LAPACK_LINUX
+AM_LDFLAGS += -llapack
+endif
+
 if USE_ACCELERATE_MACOS
 AM_LDFLAGS += -Wl,/System/Library/Frameworks/Accelerate.framework/Accelerate
 endif