diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hdf5/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hdf5/package.py
index 96367cb23b5..04138b81086 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hdf5/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hdf5/package.py
@@ -381,6 +381,11 @@ def cmake_args(self):
                 args.append(self.define('CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER',
                                         spec['mpi'].mpifc))
 
+        # work-around for https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/1320
+        if spec.satisfies('@1.10.8,1.13.0'):
+            args.append(self.define('HDF5_INSTALL_CMAKE_DIR',
+                                    'share/cmake/hdf5'))
+
         return args
 
     @run_after('install')