diff --git a/conf/intel/portage/package.mask/00-sabayon.package.mask b/conf/intel/portage/package.mask/00-sabayon.package.mask
index af0cfea7..74677e6a 100644
--- a/conf/intel/portage/package.mask/00-sabayon.package.mask
+++ b/conf/intel/portage/package.mask/00-sabayon.package.mask
@@ -159,3 +159,6 @@ x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers::gentoo
 >=app-misc/magneto-loader-322-r1
 >=x11-misc/magneto-gtk3-322-r1
 >=x11-misc/magneto-gtk-322-r1
+
+# 2020-01-19 Joost Ruis: pulls in >=sci-libs/lapack-3.8, creates a complex mess
+>=virtual/blas-3.8