diff --git a/cmake/dependencies.cmake b/cmake/dependencies.cmake
index 43e846828..6c9e9a62c 100644
--- a/cmake/dependencies.cmake
+++ b/cmake/dependencies.cmake
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ ENDIF()
 set(STD_FILTERS "deflate") # Always have deflate*/
 set_std_filter(Szip)
 SET(HAVE_SZ ${Szip_FOUND})
+SET(USE_SZIP ${HAVE_SZ})
 set_std_filter(Blosc)
 IF(Zstd_FOUND)
   set_std_filter(Zstd)