diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3721a8fbb..fab49501d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1110,24 +1110,40 @@ macro(set_std_filter filter)
 # Upper case the filter name
 string(TOUPPER "${filter}" upfilter)
 string(TOLOWER "${filter}" downfilter)
+if(ENABLE_${upfilter})
 # Define a test flag for filter
-IF(${filter}_FOUND)
-  INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${${filter}_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  SET(ENABLE_${upfilter} TRUE)
-  SET(HAVE_${upfilter} ON)
-  SET(STD_FILTERS "${STD_FILTERS} ${downfilter}")
-  MESSAGE(">>> Standard Filter: ${downfilter}")
+  IF(${filter}_FOUND)
+    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${${filter}_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    SET(ENABLE_${upfilter} TRUE)
+    SET(HAVE_${upfilter} ON)
+    SET(STD_FILTERS "${STD_FILTERS} ${downfilter}")
+    MESSAGE(">>> Standard Filter: ${downfilter}")
+  ELSE()
+    SET(ENABLE_${upfilter} FALSE)
+    SET(HAVE_${upfilter} OFF)
+  ENDIF()
 ELSE()
-  SET(ENABLE_${upfilter} FALSE)
   SET(HAVE_${upfilter} OFF)
 ENDIF()
 endmacro(set_std_filter)
 
 # Locate some compressors
-FIND_PACKAGE(Szip)
-FIND_PACKAGE(Bz2)
-FIND_PACKAGE(Blosc)
-FIND_PACKAGE(Zstd)
+OPTION(ENABLE_SZIP  "Enable use of Szip compression library if it is available." ON)
+OPTION(ENABLE_BZ2   "Enable use of Bz2 compression library if it is available." ON)
+OPTION(ENABLE_BLOSC "Enable use of blosc compression library if it is available." ON)
+OPTION(ENABLE_ZSTD  "Enable use of Zstd compression library if it is available." ON)
+IF (ENABLE_SZIP)
+  FIND_PACKAGE(Szip)
+ENDIF()
+IF (ENABLE_BZ2)
+  FIND_PACKAGE(Bz2)
+ENDIF()
+IF (ENABLE_BLOSC)
+  FIND_PACKAGE(Blosc)
+ENDIF()
+IF (ENABLE_ZSTD)
+  FIND_PACKAGE(Zstd)
+ENDIF()
 
 # Accumulate standard filters
 set(STD_FILTERS "deflate") # Always have deflate*/