diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8b430c40cc8..288872b5ece 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6031,7 +6031,9 @@ in
     inherit (python3Packages) ansi2html;
   };
 
-  medfile = callPackage ../development/libraries/medfile { };
+  medfile = callPackage ../development/libraries/medfile {
+    hdf5 = hdf5_1_10;
+  };
 
   meilisearch = callPackage ../servers/search/meilisearch {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) IOKit Security;