diff --git a/src/hdf5_tools/CMakeLists.txt b/src/hdf5_tools/CMakeLists.txt
index fcb96f3..3209c12 100644
--- a/src/hdf5_tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/hdf5_tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ elseif (CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Intel")
 endif ()
 
 ### Find HDF5
-find_package(HDF5 COMPONENTS Fortran Fortran_HL)
+find_package(HDF5 COMPONENTS C HL Fortran Fortran_HL)
 if (NOT ${HDF5_FOUND})
 	message(FATAL_ERROR "HDF5 not found, please set environment variable HDF5_ROOT to the correct path")
 endif ()
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ add_library(hdf5_tools
 	        hdf5_tools_f2003.f90
 )
 #target_link_libraries(hdf5_tools PUBLIC ${HDF5_LIBRARIES} ${HDF5_HL_LIBRARIES})
-target_link_libraries(hdf5_tools PUBLIC hdf5::hdf5_fortran hdf5::hdf5_hl_fortran)
+target_link_libraries(hdf5_tools PUBLIC
+  hdf5::hdf5
+  hdf5::hdf5_hl
+  hdf5::hdf5_fortran
+  hdf5::hdf5_hl_fortran)
 
 if (CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU")
   install (TARGETS hdf5_tools DESTINATION ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib)