diff --git a/install/from-scratch.sh b/install/from-scratch.sh
index c7e5f63094fea3ff669dabcc3f5ff25e874d2f62..a5d3bda75d53ff8b5ce1f56ce38418d81811d77a 100755
--- a/install/from-scratch.sh
+++ b/install/from-scratch.sh
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ ${CONDA} create --yes -n ${NAME} \
   matplotlib=1.5.3 \
   nose=1.3.7 \
   numexpr=2.6.1 \
-  numpy=1.11 \
+  numpy=1.11.1 \
+  openblas=0.2.19 \
   opencv=3 \
   pillow=3.3.1 \
   pip=8.1.2 \
@@ -81,6 +82,10 @@ ${CONDA} create --yes -n ${NAME} \
   virtualenv \
   vlfeat=0.9.20
 
+# remove mkl
+${CONDA} install --yes nomkl numpy=1.11.1 scipy=0.18.1 scikit-learn=0.17.1 numexpr=2.6.1
+${CONDA} remove --yes mkl mkl-service
+
 echo "[>>] Pip-installing extra dependencies in environment ${NAME} for ${PYTHON_VERSION}..."
 source ${BASEDIR}/bin/activate ${NAME}