diff --git a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
index 86bed996c8aab..2bc42c1bd2dec 100644
--- a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -12,16 +12,19 @@ source:
 
 requirements:
   build:
+    - {{ compiler('c') }}
+    - {{ compiler('cxx') }}
+  host:
     - python
+    - pip
     - cython
-    - numpy 1.11.*
+    - numpy
     - setuptools >=3.3
     - python-dateutil >=2.5.0
     - pytz
-
   run:
-    - python
-    - numpy >=1.11.*
+    - python {{ python }}
+    - {{ pin_compatible('numpy') }}
     - python-dateutil >=2.5.0
     - pytz