diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 101f97719..b070121b8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1004,6 +1004,8 @@ IF(ENABLE_PARALLEL4 AND ENABLE_NETCDF_4)
     IF(MSVC)
       FIND_PACKAGE(MPI REQUIRED)
       INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${MPI_C_INCLUDE_PATH})
+      list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES MPI::MPI_C)
+      list(APPEND EXTRA_DEPS MPI::MPI_C)
     ENDIF()
     SET(HDF5_PARALLEL ON CACHE BOOL "")
     SET(USE_PARALLEL ON CACHE BOOL "")