diff --git a/fortran/src/h5fc.in b/fortran/src/h5fc.in
index 51440781459..e0e35f5a1b8 100644
--- a/fortran/src/h5fc.in
+++ b/fortran/src/h5fc.in
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ if test "x$do_link" = "xyes"; then
         -lhdf5_fortran)
           new_libraries="$new_libraries ${libdir}/libhdf5_fortran.a"
           ;;
-        -lhdf5hl_fortran)
-          new_libraries="$new_libraries ${libdir}/libhdf5hl_fortran.a"
+        -lhdf5_hl_fortran)
+          new_libraries="$new_libraries ${libdir}/libhdf5_hl_fortran.a"
           ;;
         *)
           new_libraries="$new_libraries $lib"