diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cb80d05e9..5452946d5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -401,7 +401,12 @@ IF (USE_HDF5 OR ENABLE_NETCDF_4)
 	SET(HDF5_LIBRARIES ${HDF5_LIB} ${HDF5_HL_LIB})
   	SET(HDF5_INCLUDE_DIRS ${HDF5_INCLUDE_DIR})
   ELSE()
-  		FIND_PACKAGE(HDF5 COMPONENTS C HL NO_MODULE REQUIRED)
+    IF(MSVC)
+      FIND_PACKAGE(HDF5 COMPONENTS C HL NO_MODULE REQUIRED)
+    ELSE()
+      FIND_PACKAGE(HDF5 COMPONENTS C HL REQUIRED)
+    ENDIF()
+
   ENDIF()
   
   INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${HDF5_INCLUDE_DIRS})