diff --git a/cmake-config b/cmake-config
index 50fc977846..e600e38681 100755
--- a/cmake-config
+++ b/cmake-config
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ fi
 MODERN=${MODERN:-NO}
 if [ "${MODERN}" == "YES" ]
 then
-    MODERN_ARG="-D TPL_ENABLE_HDF5:BOOL=ON -D Netcdf_ALLOW_MODERN:BOOL=ON"
-#    MODERN_ARG="-D Netcdf_ALLOW_MODERN:BOOL=ON"
+#    MODERN_ARG="-D TPL_ENABLE_HDF5:BOOL=ON -D Netcdf_ALLOW_MODERN:BOOL=ON"
+    MODERN_ARG="-D Netcdf_FORCE_MODERN:BOOL=ON"
 else
     MODERN_ARG=""
 fi