diff --git a/sci-visualization/labplot/labplot-9999.ebuild b/sci-visualization/labplot/labplot-9999.ebuild
index ac5f37388f56d..d81dfe2976d71 100644
--- a/sci-visualization/labplot/labplot-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sci-visualization/labplot/labplot-9999.ebuild
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ src_configure() {
 		-DENABLE_CANTOR=$(usex cantor)
 		-DENABLE_FFTW=$(usex fftw)
 		-DENABLE_FITS=$(usex fits)
-		$(cmake-utils_use_find_package hdf5 HDF5)
+		-DENABLE_HDF5=$(usex hdf5)
 		-DENABLE_NETCDF=$(usex netcdf)
 	)