diff --git a/src/clib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/clib/CMakeLists.txt
index 59e0aebc930..d8dc3f63a00 100644
--- a/src/clib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/clib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ if (NetCDF_C_FOUND)
   #   PUBLIC _NETCDF)
   target_link_libraries (pioc
     PUBLIC ${NetCDF_C_LIBRARIES})
-  if (${NetCDF_C_HAS_PARALLEL})
+  #if (${NetCDF_C_HAS_PARALLEL})
   #   target_compile_definitions (pioc
   #     PUBLIC _NETCDF4)
-  endif ()
+  #endif ()
   if (${NetCDF_C_LOGGING_ENABLED})
     target_compile_definitions (pioc
       PUBLIC NETCDF_C_LOGGING_ENABLED)
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ if (NetCDF_C_FOUND)
     target_compile_definitions (pioc
       PUBLIC LOGGING)
   endif()
-else ()
-  target_compile_definitions (pioc
-    PUBLIC _NONETCDF)
+# else ()
+#   target_compile_definitions (pioc
+#     PUBLIC _NONETCDF)
 endif ()
 
 #===== PnetCDF-C =====
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ if (PnetCDF_C_FOUND)
       PUBLIC USE_PNETCDF_VARN
       PUBLIC USE_PNETCDF_VARN_ON_READ)
   endif()
-else ()
-  target_compile_definitions (pioc
-    PUBLIC _NOPNETCDF)
+# else ()
+#   target_compile_definitions (pioc
+#     PUBLIC _NOPNETCDF)
 endif ()
 
 #===== Add EXTRAs =====
diff --git a/src/flib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/flib/CMakeLists.txt
index 38369f7432f..d2b535abda4 100644
--- a/src/flib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/flib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@ if (NetCDF_Fortran_FOUND)
   #   target_compile_definitions (piof
   #     PUBLIC _NETCDF4)
   # endif ()
-else ()
-  target_compile_definitions (piof
-    PUBLIC _NONETCDF)
+# else ()
+#   target_compile_definitions (piof
+#     PUBLIC _NONETCDF)
 endif ()
 
 #===== PnetCDF =====
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ if (PnetCDF_Fortran_FOUND)
       PUBLIC USE_PNETCDF_VARN
       PUBLIC USE_PNETCDF_VARN_ON_READ)
   endif()
-else ()
-  target_compile_definitions (piof
-    PUBLIC _NOPNETCDF)
+# else ()
+#   target_compile_definitions (piof
+#     PUBLIC _NOPNETCDF)
 endif ()
 
 #===== Add EXTRAs =====