diff --git a/swiftest/CMakeLists.txt b/swiftest/CMakeLists.txt
index 37d232d87..45f02ca0d 100644
--- a/swiftest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/swiftest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,10 +33,8 @@ PYTHON_ADD_LIBRARY(${SWIFTEST_BINDINGS} MODULE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${SW
 
 IF (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS) 
     SET_PROPERTY(TARGET ${SWIFTEST_BINDINGS} PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE)
-    TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${SWIFTEST_BINDINGS} PUBLIC ${SWIFTEST_LIBRARY} netCDF::netcdff)
-ELSE ()
-    TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${SWIFTEST_BINDINGS} PUBLIC ${SWIFTEST_LIBRARY})
 ENDIF ()
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${SWIFTEST_BINDINGS} PUBLIC ${SWIFTEST_LIBRARY} netCDF::netcdff HDF5::HDF5)
 TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${SWIFTEST_BINDINGS} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 # Define the install locations