diff --git a/plugins/Makefile.am b/plugins/Makefile.am
index 7f640737ff..cd0c1f9e59 100644
--- a/plugins/Makefile.am
+++ b/plugins/Makefile.am
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ if ENABLE_PLUGINS
 # The NCZarr codec libraries
 lib__nczstdfilters_la_SOURCES = NCZstdfilters.c
 lib__nczhdf5filters_la_SOURCES = NCZhdf5filters.c
+lib__nczhdf5filters_la_LIBADD = ${top_builddir}/liblib/libnetcdf.la
 
 plugin_LTLIBRARIES += lib__nczhdf5filters.la
 plugin_LTLIBRARIES += lib__nczstdfilters.la