diff --git a/containers/intel/Dockerfile b/containers/intel/Dockerfile
index c191087b..ed0846e2 100644
--- a/containers/intel/Dockerfile
+++ b/containers/intel/Dockerfile
@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ COPY r-check /usr/local/bin
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Useful system packages
+# openblas-threads is needed for binary packages linking to LAPACK, built on vanilla Fedora
 
-RUN dnf install -y pkg-config devscripts-checkbashisms qpdf git tidy procps && \
+RUN dnf install -y pkg-config devscripts-checkbashisms qpdf git tidy procps openblas-threads && \
     dnf clean all
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/containers/mkl/Dockerfile b/containers/mkl/Dockerfile
index 6c58a9ef..102fd5bd 100644
--- a/containers/mkl/Dockerfile
+++ b/containers/mkl/Dockerfile
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@ COPY r-check /usr/local/bin
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Useful system packages
+# openblas-threads is needed for binary packages linking to LAPACK, built on vanilla Fedora
 
-RUN dnf install -y pkg-config devscripts-checkbashisms qpdf git tidy procps
+RUN dnf install -y pkg-config devscripts-checkbashisms qpdf git tidy procps openblas-threads && \
+    dnf clean all
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Copy MKL environment