diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ddadce508d8..b5d4844a6d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1254,7 +1254,9 @@ let
 
   hddtemp = callPackage ../tools/misc/hddtemp { };
 
-  hdf5 = callPackage ../tools/misc/hdf5 { };
+  hdf5 = callPackage ../tools/misc/hdf5 {
+    szip = null;
+  };
 
   heimdall = callPackage ../tools/misc/heimdall { };