diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FlexiBLAS/FlexiBLAS-3.0.4-GCC-10.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FlexiBLAS/FlexiBLAS-3.0.4-GCC-10.3.0.eb
index 627ddf691a1..47fcb322dc7 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FlexiBLAS/FlexiBLAS-3.0.4-GCC-10.3.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FlexiBLAS/FlexiBLAS-3.0.4-GCC-10.3.0.eb
@@ -14,14 +14,17 @@ toolchainopts = {'pic': True, 'extra_cflags': local_extra_flags, 'extra_fflags':
 builddependencies = [
     ('CMake', '3.20.1'),
     ('Python', '3.9.5'),  # required for running the tests
+    ('BLIS', '0.8.1'),
 ]
 
-# note: first listed library will be used as default by FlexiBLAS,
-# unless otherwise specified via easyconfig parameter flexiblas_default
 dependencies = [
     ('OpenBLAS', '0.3.15'),
 ]
 
+# note: first listed backend will be used as default by FlexiBLAS,
+# unless otherwise specified via easyconfig parameter flexiblas_default
+local_backends = ['OpenBLAS', 'BLIS']
+
 default_component_specs = {'start_dir': '%(namelower)s-%(version)s'}
 sanity_check_all_components = True
 
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@ components = [
         'source_urls': ['https://csc.mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de/mpcsc/software/flexiblas/'],
         'sources': [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ],
         'checksums': ['50a88f2e88994dda91b2a2621850afd9654b3b84820e737e335687a46751be5c'],
+        'backends': local_backends,
     }),
     ('LAPACK', '3.10.0', {
         'easyblock': 'CMakeMake',