diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/hp/hpipm/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/hp/hpipm/package.nix
index 5a890c37ceec..a33efcc43677 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/hp/hpipm/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/hp/hpipm/package.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
-    "-DBLASFEO_PATH=${blasfeo}"
+    "-DHPIPM_FIND_BLASFEO=ON"
     "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON"
   ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isx86_64) [ "-DTARGET=GENERIC" ];