diff --git a/gnu/packages/maths.scm b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
index d43f616e38..98ed03e0d6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/maths.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
@@ -5935,7 +5935,7 @@ (define-public matio
               (install-file "src/matioConfig.h"
                             (string-append #$output "/include")))))))
     (inputs
-     (list zlib hdf5-1.8))
+     (list zlib hdf5))
     (home-page "http://matio.sourceforge.net/")
     (synopsis "Library for reading and writing MAT files")
     (description "Matio is a library for reading and writing MAT files.  It