diff --git a/netCDFConfig.cmake.in b/netCDFConfig.cmake.in
index 3146bb7d7c..db7bb823e6 100644
--- a/netCDFConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/netCDFConfig.cmake.in
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ set(netCDF_HAS_DAP4 @HAS_DAP4@)
 set(netCDF_HAS_DISKLESS @HAS_DISKLESS@)
 set(netCDF_HAS_MMAP @HAS_MMAP@)
 set(netCDF_HAS_JNA @HAS_JNA@)
+if (netCDF_HAS_HDF4 OR netCDF_HAS_HDF5)
+  include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
+  find_dependency(HDF5)
+endif ()
 
 if (@HAS_PARALLEL@)
   include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)