diff --git a/Docker/lofar-base/Dockerfile.tmpl b/Docker/lofar-base/Dockerfile.tmpl
index a228d6defa6e28ecf0a18e60593dd5d3554fd7e1..ef26437fa5d2e1d0f5f5f31e7adf65c8866d10ac 100644
--- a/Docker/lofar-base/Dockerfile.tmpl
+++ b/Docker/lofar-base/Dockerfile.tmpl
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ RUN sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y && sudo apt-get install -y wg
     if [ "${CASACORE_VERSION}" != "latest" ]; then cd ${INSTALLDIR}/casacore/src && git checkout tags/v${CASACORE_VERSION}; fi && \
     cd ${INSTALLDIR}/casacore/data && wget --retry-connrefused ftp://ftp.astron.nl/outgoing/Measures/WSRT_Measures.ztar && \
     cd ${INSTALLDIR}/casacore/data && tar xf WSRT_Measures.ztar  && rm -f WSRT_Measures.ztar && \
-    cd ${INSTALLDIR}/casacore/build && cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${INSTALLDIR}/casacore/ -DDATA_DIR=${INSTALLDIR}/casacore/data -DBUILD_PYTHON=True -DUSE_OPENMP=True -DUSE_FFTW3=TRUE ../src/ && \
+    cd ${INSTALLDIR}/casacore/build && cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${INSTALLDIR}/casacore/ -DDATA_DIR=${INSTALLDIR}/casacore/data -DBUILD_PYTHON=True -DUSE_OPENMP=True -DUSE_FFTW3=TRUE -DUSE_HDF5=ON ../src/ && \
     cd ${INSTALLDIR}/casacore/build && make -j ${J} && \
     cd ${INSTALLDIR}/casacore/build && make install && \
     bash -c "strip ${INSTALLDIR}/casacore/{lib,bin}/* || true" && \