diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 38b186afe6..7a389cde54 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT($enable_dap)
 if test "x$enable_remote_functionality" = xno ; then
   AC_MSG_WARN([All network access is disabled => DAP support disabled.])
   enable_dap=no
+  AC_MSG_WARN([All network access is disabled => NCZARR support disabled.])
+  enable_nczarr=no
 fi
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether netcdf zarr storage format should be disabled])
@@ -664,6 +666,13 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([quantize],
                                [disable quantize support. It is safe to leave this on unless you specifically need to disable it.])])
 test "x$enable_quantize" = xno || enable_quantize=yes
 
+# If HDF5 and nczarr are disabled, there is no quantize.
+if test "x${enable_hdf5}" = xno; then
+   if test "x${enable_nczarr}" = xno; then
+      enable_quantize=no
+   fi
+fi
+
 AC_MSG_RESULT($enable_quantize)                               
 if test "x${enable_quantize}" = xyes; then
    AC_DEFINE([NETCDF_ENABLE_QUANTIZE], [1], [if true, enable quantize support])