diff --git a/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.13.3.ebuild b/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.13.3.ebuild
index 38ab8f14ce324..a5c8d4c1b90ad 100644
--- a/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.13.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.13.3.ebuild
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ python_prepare_all() {
 }
 
 python_compile() {
-	use !lapack && export MAKEOPTS=-j1 #660754
+	export MAKEOPTS=-j1 #660754
 
 	local python_makeopts_jobs=""
 	python_is_python3 || python_makeopts_jobs="-j $(makeopts_jobs)"
diff --git a/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.14.5.ebuild b/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.14.5.ebuild
index e48e1dc70343e..91878ae0ac94e 100644
--- a/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.14.5.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.14.5.ebuild
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ python_prepare_all() {
 }
 
 python_compile() {
-	use !lapack && export MAKEOPTS=-j1 #660754
+	export MAKEOPTS=-j1 #660754
 
 	local python_makeopts_jobs=""
 	python_is_python3 || python_makeopts_jobs="-j $(makeopts_jobs)"
diff --git a/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.15.4.ebuild b/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.15.4.ebuild
index 5e43b353b7246..61c12ef0dd58f 100644
--- a/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.15.4.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.15.4.ebuild
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ python_prepare_all() {
 }
 
 python_compile() {
-	use !lapack && export MAKEOPTS=-j1 #660754
+	export MAKEOPTS=-j1 #660754
 
 	local python_makeopts_jobs=""
 	python_is_python3 || python_makeopts_jobs="-j $(makeopts_jobs)"
diff --git a/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.16.1.ebuild b/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.16.1.ebuild
index ecb913628ef64..66327cf6314e9 100644
--- a/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.16.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.16.1.ebuild
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ python_prepare_all() {
 }
 
 python_compile() {
-	use !lapack && export MAKEOPTS=-j1 #660754
+	export MAKEOPTS=-j1 #660754
 
 	local python_makeopts_jobs=""
 	python_is_python3 || python_makeopts_jobs="-j $(makeopts_jobs)"
diff --git a/dev-python/numpy/numpy-9999.ebuild b/dev-python/numpy/numpy-9999.ebuild
index 7232ea8a951ed..1a6cd293f26f5 100644
--- a/dev-python/numpy/numpy-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/numpy/numpy-9999.ebuild
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ python_prepare_all() {
 }
 
 python_compile() {
-	use !lapack && export MAKEOPTS=-j1 #660754
+	export MAKEOPTS=-j1 #660754
 
 	distutils-r1_python_compile -j $(makeopts_jobs) ${NUMPY_FCONFIG}
 }