diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e2b02a07a..e218fcaab9 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ endif()
 
 if(HDF5_SUPPORT)
     find_package(HDF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS C CXX)
+    set(IFCOPENSHELL_LIBRARIES ${IFCOPENSHELL_LIBRARIES} hdf5::hdf5_cpp)
 
     add_definitions(-DWITH_HDF5)
     set(SWIG_DEFINES ${SWIG_DEFINES} -DWITH_HDF5)