--- a/src/impex/hdf5impex.cxx
+++ b/src/impex/hdf5impex.cxx
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
#ifdef HasHDF5
+#define H5_USE_110_API 1
+
#include "vigra/hdf5impex.hxx"
#include "vigra/multi_array.hxx"
#include <iostream>