diff --git a/ports/netcdf-c/fix-dependency-mpi.patch b/ports/netcdf-c/fix-dependency-mpi.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..91eb2434b12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/netcdf-c/fix-dependency-mpi.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -1207,7 +1207,8 @@
+   IF(NOT HDF5_PARALLEL)
+     SET(USE_PARALLEL OFF CACHE BOOL "")
+     MESSAGE(STATUS "Cannot find HDF5 library built with parallel support. Disabling parallel build.")
+   ELSE()
+     FIND_PACKAGE(MPI REQUIRED)
++    list(REMOVE_ITEM MPI_C_INCLUDE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
+     SET(HDF5_PARALLEL ON CACHE BOOL "")
+     SET(USE_PARALLEL ON CACHE BOOL "")
diff --git a/ports/netcdf-c/portfile.cmake b/ports/netcdf-c/portfile.cmake
index 62f580e6f28..441d422cc61 100644
--- a/ports/netcdf-c/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/netcdf-c/portfile.cmake
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ vcpkg_from_github(
         fix-pkgconfig.patch
         fix-manpage-msys.patch
         fix-dependency-libzip.patch
+        fix-dependency-mpi.patch
 )
 
 #Remove outdated find modules
diff --git a/ports/netcdf-c/vcpkg.json b/ports/netcdf-c/vcpkg.json
index 80fbcdd10e7..77df76e4d85 100644
--- a/ports/netcdf-c/vcpkg.json
+++ b/ports/netcdf-c/vcpkg.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "netcdf-c",
   "version": "4.8.1",
-  "port-version": 1,
+  "port-version": 2,
   "description": "A set of self-describing, machine-independent data formats that support the creation, access, and sharing of array-oriented scientific data.",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c",
   "dependencies": [
diff --git a/versions/baseline.json b/versions/baseline.json
index c645631d339..88683e0f958 100644
--- a/versions/baseline.json
+++ b/versions/baseline.json
@@ -4698,7 +4698,7 @@
     },
     "netcdf-c": {
       "baseline": "4.8.1",
-      "port-version": 1
+      "port-version": 2
     },
     "netcdf-cxx4": {
       "baseline": "4.3.1",
diff --git a/versions/n-/netcdf-c.json b/versions/n-/netcdf-c.json
index 61db416a003..af3e5e2b495 100644
--- a/versions/n-/netcdf-c.json
+++ b/versions/n-/netcdf-c.json
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 {
   "versions": [
+    {
+      "git-tree": "f4d487e2f7e093b2406887023bb3a0856735bad5",
+      "version": "4.8.1",
+      "port-version": 2
+    },
     {
       "git-tree": "9d8a0a97fd75563172e3f1947608db3802c3b84a",
       "version": "4.8.1",