diff --git a/src/clib/pio_internal.h b/src/clib/pio_internal.h
index c360ae4e..79cc48eb 100644
--- a/src/clib/pio_internal.h
+++ b/src/clib/pio_internal.h
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <netcdf.h>
-#ifdef _NETCDF4
-#include <netcdf_par.h>
+#ifdef PIO_HAS_PAR_FILTERS
 #include <netcdf_filter.h>
 #include <netcdf_meta.h>
 #endif
+#ifdef _NETCDF4
+#include <netcdf_par.h>
+#endif
 #ifdef _PNETCDF
 #include <pnetcdf.h>
 #endif