diff --git a/fft_bench.py b/fft_bench.py
index c2d932b..9211c26 100644
--- a/fft_bench.py
+++ b/fft_bench.py
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
 import re
 import sys
 
+try: # Workaround for disabled mkl_fft in latest Intel SciPy
+    import mkl_fft
+    import mkl_fft._scipy_fft_backend as sfbn
+    scipy.fft.set_global_backend(sfbn)
+except (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError, ValueError):
+    print("Unable to use mkl_fft as scipy.fft backend")
+
 # Mark which FFT submodules are available...
 fft_modules = {'numpy.fft': np.fft, 'scipy.fft': scipy.fft}