diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/medfile/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/medfile/default.nix
index b3624f93dd3c..a817b94053e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/medfile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/medfile/default.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ hdf5 ];
+  buildInputs = [ (hdf5.override { apiVersion = "v110"; }) ];
 
   checkPhase = "make test";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ae72b6e1fa76..7e3b67d5c661 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2571,9 +2571,7 @@ with pkgs;
     inherit (python3Packages) ansi2html;
   };
 
-  medfile = callPackage ../development/libraries/medfile {
-    hdf5 = hdf5.override { apiVersion = "v110"; };
-  };
+  medfile = callPackage ../development/libraries/medfile { };
 
   mhonarc = perlPackages.MHonArc;