diff --git a/CMakeFilters.cmake b/CMakeFilters.cmake
index 6b75ff6..1be154e 100644
--- a/CMakeFilters.cmake
+++ b/CMakeFilters.cmake
@@ -202,12 +202,6 @@ endif ()
 if (HDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_SUPPORT)
   cmake_dependent_option (HDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_ENCODING "Use SZip Encoding" ON HDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_SUPPORT OFF)
   if (NOT SZIP_USE_EXTERNAL) # This checks if szip should be found on the system or built from an external source
-    if (HDF5_USE_LIBAEC_STATIC)
-      set (LIBAEC_SEARCH_TYPE "static")
-    else ()
-      set (LIBAEC_SEARCH_TYPE "shared")
-    endif ()
-    set (libaec_USE_STATIC_LIBS ${HDF5_USE_LIBAEC_STATIC})
     set (SZIP_FOUND FALSE)
     find_package (${LIBAEC_PACKAGE_NAME} OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS ${LIBAEC_SEARCH_TYPE})
     set (H5_SZIP_FOUND ${${LIBAEC_PACKAGE_NAME}_FOUND})
diff --git a/config/install/hdf5-config.cmake.in b/config/install/hdf5-config.cmake.in
index bb9a8d6..a73bec8 100644
--- a/config/install/hdf5-config.cmake.in
+++ b/config/install/hdf5-config.cmake.in
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ endif ()
 
 if (${HDF5_PACKAGE_NAME}_PROVIDES_SZIP_SUPPORT)
   if (NOT @SZIP_USE_EXTERNAL@)
-    find_dependency (@LIBAEC_PACKAGE_NAME@ OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS @LIBAEC_SEARCH_TYPE@)
+    find_dependency (@LIBAEC_PACKAGE_NAME@ CONFIG)
   endif ()
 endif ()