diff --git a/.github/workflows/netcdf.yml b/.github/workflows/netcdf.yml
index 161a73243..eb41c25fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/netcdf.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/netcdf.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         cd netcdf-c
         autoreconf -if
-        CFLAGS=${CFLAGS} LDFLAGS=${LDFLAGS} LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH} ./configure --enable-hdf4 --enable-hdf4-file-tests --enable-dap --disable-dap-remote-tests --enable-external-server-tests
+        CFLAGS=${CFLAGS} LDFLAGS=${LDFLAGS} LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH} ./configure --disable-hdf5 --enable-hdf4 --enable-hdf4-file-tests --enable-dap --disable-dap-remote-tests --enable-external-server-tests
         cat config.log
         cat libnetcdf.settings
         CFLAGS=${CFLAGS} LDFLAGS=${LDFLAGS} LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH} make -j