diff --git a/cmake/dependencies.cmake b/cmake/dependencies.cmake
index c21ac3b22b..a5cb830e9e 100644
--- a/cmake/dependencies.cmake
+++ b/cmake/dependencies.cmake
@@ -397,6 +397,8 @@ set(USE_SZIP ${HAVE_SZ})
 set_std_filter(Blosc)
 if(Zstd_FOUND)
   set_std_filter(Zstd)
+else()
+  set(NETCDF_ENABLE_FILTER_ZSTD OFF)
 endif()
 if(Bz2_FOUND)
   set_std_filter(Bz2)