diff --git a/recipe/bld.bat b/recipe/bld.bat
index 91f0c1f..9a7bdfc 100644
--- a/recipe/bld.bat
+++ b/recipe/bld.bat
@@ -1,14 +1,26 @@
 
 
 set CVXOPT_MSVC=1
-set "CVXOPT_BLAS_LIB_DIR=%LIBRARY_PREFIX%\lib"
+set "CVXOPT_BLAS_LIB_DIR=%LIBRARY_PREFIX%"
 if "%blas_impl%" == "mkl" (
-    set CVXOPT_BLAS_LIB=mkl_rt
-    set CVXOPT_LAPACK_LIB=mkl_rt
+    set CVXOPT_BLAS_LIB=lib\mkl_rt
+    set CVXOPT_LAPACK_LIB=lib\mkl_rt
 )
 if "%blas_impl%" == "openblas" (
-    set CVXOPT_BLAS_LIB=openblas
-    set CVXOPT_LAPACK_LIB=openblas
+    :: see "libopenblas" output for windows here:
+    :: https://github.com/conda-forge/openblas-feedstock/blob/master/recipe/meta.yaml
+    set CVXOPT_BLAS_LIB=bin\openblas
+    :: see "blas-devel" output for windows here:
+    :: https://github.com/conda-forge/blas-feedstock/blob/master/recipe/meta.yaml
+    set CVXOPT_LAPACK_LIB=bin\liblapack
+)
+if "%blas_impl%" == "blis" (
+    :: see output for windows here:
+    :: https://github.com/conda-forge/blis-feedstock/blob/master/recipe/meta.yaml
+    set CVXOPT_BLAS_LIB=lib\libblis
+    :: see "blas-devel" output for windows here:
+    :: https://github.com/conda-forge/blas-feedstock/blob/master/recipe/meta.yaml
+    set CVXOPT_LAPACK_LIB=bin\liblapack
 )
 
 set CVXOPT_BUILD_GSL=1
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 97c8a55..19f0a0b 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ source:
 
 build:
   skip: true  # [py<35]
-  skip: true  # [win and blas_impl != 'mkl']
-  number: 203
+  number: 204
 
 requirements:
   build:
@@ -29,12 +28,12 @@ requirements:
     - setuptools
     - gsl
     - fftw
-    - blas
-    - mkl-devel {{ mkl }}  # [win and blas_impl == "mkl"]
     - dsdp
     - glpk
     # suitesparse is linked against on windows, and compiled-in on windows, because yeah, windows.
     - suitesparse          # [not win]
+    # headers needed to compile suitesparse
+    - blas-devel
 
   run:
     - python