diff --git a/libhdf5/CMakeLists.txt b/libhdf5/CMakeLists.txt
index b88ee4e5a2..769d344063 100644
--- a/libhdf5/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libhdf5/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ if(STATUS_PARALLEL)
     target_link_libraries(netcdfhdf5 PUBLIC MPI::MPI_C)
 endif(STATUS_PARALLEL)
 
+target_include_directories(netcdfhdf5 PRIVATE ${HDF5_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
 # Remember to package this file for CMake builds.
 add_extra_dist(${libnchdf5_SOURCES} CMakeLists.txt)