diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/qmcpack/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/qmcpack/package.py
index b82ebc3e848..0bd2139db69 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/qmcpack/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/qmcpack/package.py
@@ -270,6 +270,17 @@ def cmake_args(self):
             args.append("-DFFTW_HOME={0}".format(fftw_prefix))
             args.append("-DFFTW_INCLUDE_DIRS={0}".format(fftw_prefix.include))
             args.append("-DFFTW_LIBRARY_DIRS={0}".format(fftw_prefix.lib))
+        elif "^armpl-gcc" in spec:
+            args.append("-DFFTW_LIBRARIES={0}".format(spec["armpl-gcc"].libs.joined(";")))
+            args.append("-DFFTW_INCLUDE_DIR={0}".format(spec["armpl-gcc"].headers.directories[0]))
+        elif "^acfl" in spec:
+            args.append("-DFFTW_LIBRARIES={0}".format(spec["acfl"].libs.joined(";")))
+            args.append("-DFFTW_INCLUDE_DIR={0}".format(spec["acfl"].headers.directories[0]))
+
+        if "^armpl-gcc" in spec:
+            args.append("-DBLAS_LIBRARIES={0}".format(spec["armpl-gcc"].libs.joined(";")))
+        elif "^acfl" in spec:
+            args.append("-DBLAS_LIBRARIES={0}".format(spec["acfl"].libs.joined(";")))
 
         args.append("-DBOOST_ROOT={0}".format(self.spec["boost"].prefix))
         args.append("-DHDF5_ROOT={0}".format(self.spec["hdf5"].prefix))