diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 76a4987f7f6f613058b0a3dd7c0cfec3b0283c6f..26dfa65993d11b9325270a64e532dbc928e655d3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ dune_project()
 
 set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
 find_package(Boost REQUIRED system filesystem)
+set(HDF5_USE_STATIC_LIBRARIES ON)
 find_package(HDF5 COMPONENTS C REQUIRED)
 
 add_subdirectory("src")