diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e608b3ec..5ff2c3c31 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt	
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED( VERSION 2.8 )
 
 PROJECT ( field3d )
-
+add_definitions(-UH5_USE_112_API_DEFAULT)
+add_definitions(-DH5_USE_110_API_DEFAULT)
 set( CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake )
 
 FIND_PACKAGE (Doxygen)