diff -Nru blis-0.5.1/debian/changelog blis-0.5.1/debian/changelog
--- blis-0.5.1/debian/changelog	2019-01-17 05:02:27.000000000 +0000
+++ blis-0.5.1/debian/changelog	2019-01-19 02:39:44.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+blis (0.5.1-5) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Use generic kernel for armel,armhf architectures. (Closes: #919710)
+
+ -- Mo Zhou <cdluminate@gmail.com>  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 02:39:44 +0000
+
 blis (0.5.1-4) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Fix the problematic patch for Hurd.
diff -Nru blis-0.5.1/debian/rules blis-0.5.1/debian/rules
--- blis-0.5.1/debian/rules	2019-01-17 04:09:51.000000000 +0000
+++ blis-0.5.1/debian/rules	2019-01-19 02:38:34.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS = hardening=+all
-
-# Specify ENV vars for the upstream build system
-export PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3
+export PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3  # for the upstream build system
 
 # Select target architecture
 CONFIG_amd64      = x86_64
-CONFIG_armel      = cortexa15
-CONFIG_armhf      = cortexa15
+CONFIG_armhf      = generic
 CONFIG_arm64      = cortexa57
 CONFIG_ppc64el    = generic
 CONFIG            = $(word 1, $(CONFIG_$(DEB_HOST_ARCH)) generic)
@@ -36,8 +33,7 @@
 	dh $@ -Smakefile
 
 create_symlinks:
-	# architectures that use generic settings:
-	# m68k powerpc powerpcspe ppc64 ppc64el s390x sh4
+	# BLIS: generic kernels
 	set -e; cd debian; \
 		for j in openmp pthread serial; do \
 		ln -sr libblis$(SOVER)-symbols.generic libblis$(SOVER)-$$j.symbols ;\
@@ -50,15 +46,15 @@
 	set -e; cd debian; for i in arm64; do for j in openmp pthread serial; do \
 		ln -sr libblis$(SOVER)-symbols.arm64 libblis$(SOVER)-$$j.symbols.$$i ;\
 		done; done
-	# armhf
-	set -e; cd debian; for i in armhf; do for j in openmp pthread serial; do \
-		ln -sr libblis$(SOVER)-symbols.armhf libblis$(SOVER)-$$j.symbols.$$i ;\
-		done; done
+	# armhf: upstream's armv7a kernel assumes NEON
+	#set -e; cd debian; for i in armhf; do for j in openmp pthread serial; do \
+	#	ln -sr libblis$(SOVER)-symbols.armhf libblis$(SOVER)-$$j.symbols.$$i ;\
+	#	done; done
 	# amd64
 	set -e; cd debian; for i in amd64; do for j in openmp pthread serial; do \
 		ln -sr libblis$(SOVER)-symbols.amd64 libblis$(SOVER)-$$j.symbols.$$i ;\
 		done; done
-	# BLAS64: generic settings: ppc64 ppc64el s390x sparc64
+	# BLAS64: generic kernels
 	set -e; cd debian; \
 		for j in openmp pthread serial; do \
 		ln -sr libblis64-$(SOVER)-symbols.generic libblis64-$(SOVER)-$$j.symbols ;\