diff --git a/libs/hdf5/hdf5.py b/libs/hdf5/hdf5.py
index ff1cb2b4..c01c75c4 100644
--- a/libs/hdf5/hdf5.py
+++ b/libs/hdf5/hdf5.py
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 import info
 from Package.CMakePackageBase import *
 
 class subinfo(info.infoclass):
     def setTargets(self):
         self.svnTargets['master'] = "[git]https://bitbucket.hdfgroup.org/scm/hdffv/hdf5.git"
         for ver in ["1.10.5"]:
             self.targets[ver] = f"https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases/hdf5-1.10/hdf5-{ver}/src/hdf5-{ver}.tar.gz"
             self.targetInstSrc[ver] = f"hdf5-{ver}"
             self.archiveNames[ver] = f"hdf5-{ver}.tar.gz"
         self.targetDigests['1.10.5'] = (
             ['6d4ce8bf902a97b050f6f491f4268634e252a63dadd6656a1a9be5b7b7726fa8'], CraftHash.HashAlgorithm.SHA256)
         self.description = 'A data model, library, and file format for storing and managing data'
         self.defaultTarget = '1.10.5'
 
     def setDependencies(self):
         self.runtimeDependencies["virtual/base"] = None
 
 class Package(CMakePackageBase):
     def __init__(self, **args):
         CMakePackageBase.__init__(self)
-        #self.subinfo.options.configure.args = "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF"
+        self.subinfo.options.configure.args = "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON"