--- scientificpython-2.9.ebuild.orig	2010-02-02 14:41:22.469411840 +0100
+++ scientificpython-2.9.ebuild	2010-02-02 14:38:43.798153992 +0100
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 IUSE="doc mpi test"
 
 RDEPEND="dev-python/numpy
-	sci-libs/netcdf
+	sci-libs/netcdf[mpi=]
 	mpi? ( virtual/mpi )"
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	test? ( dev-python/nose )"
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 src_prepare() {
 	distutils_src_prepare
 	epatch "${FILESDIR}/${P}-mpi.patch"
+	use mpi && epatch "${FILESDIR}/${P}-mpi-netcdf.patch"
 }
 
 src_compile() {