diff --git a/mlx/backend/cpu/lapack.h b/mlx/backend/cpu/lapack.h
index 4d3171ad3..b242093ff 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/cpu/lapack.h
+++ b/mlx/backend/cpu/lapack.h
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-// Required for Visual Studio.
-// https://github.com/OpenMathLib/OpenBLAS/blob/develop/docs/install.md
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
 #include <complex>
 #define LAPACK_COMPLEX_CUSTOM
 #define lapack_complex_float std::complex<float>
 #define lapack_complex_double std::complex<double>
-#endif
+#define lapack_complex_float_real(z) ((z).real())
+#define lapack_complex_float_imag(z) ((z).imag())
+#define lapack_complex_double_real(z) ((z).real())
+#define lapack_complex_double_imag(z) ((z).imag())
 
 #ifdef MLX_USE_ACCELERATE
 #include <Accelerate/Accelerate.h>