diff -up hdf5-1.10.5/c++/src/h5c++.in.wrappers hdf5-1.10.5/c++/src/h5c++.in
--- hdf5-1.10.5/c++/src/h5c++.in.wrappers	2018-09-03 20:54:43.000000000 -0600
+++ hdf5-1.10.5/c++/src/h5c++.in	2020-01-26 19:14:11.243718498 -0700
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ CXXLINKERBASE="@CXX@"
 # paths and libraries from AM_LDFLAGS, LDFLAGS, AM_LIBS or LIBS carried in
 # from the hdf5 build. The order of the flags is intended to give precedence
 # to the user's flags.
-H5BLD_CXXFLAGS="@AM_CXXFLAGS@ @CXXFLAGS@"
+H5BLD_CXXFLAGS=
 H5BLD_CPPFLAGS="@AM_CPPFLAGS@ @CPPFLAGS@"
-H5BLD_LDFLAGS="@AM_LDFLAGS@ @LDFLAGS@"
-H5BLD_LIBS="@LIBS@"
+H5BLD_LDFLAGS=
+H5BLD_LIBS=
 
 CXX="${HDF5_CXX:-$CXXBASE}"
 CXXLINKER="${HDF5_CLINKER:-$CXXLINKERBASE}"
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ LIBS="${HDF5_LIBS:-$LIBSBASE}"
 # available library is shared, it will be used by default.  The user can
 # override either default, although choosing an unavailable library will result
 # in link errors.
-STATIC_AVAILABLE="@enable_static@"
+# Fedora prefers shared libraries
+STATIC_AVAILABLE=no
 if test "${STATIC_AVAILABLE}" = "yes"; then
   USE_SHARED_LIB="${HDF5_USE_SHLIB:-no}"
 else
@@ -385,7 +386,7 @@ if test "x$do_link" = "xyes"; then
   # from the hdf5 build. The order of the flags is intended to give precedence
   # to the user's flags.
 
-  $SHOW $CXXLINKER $H5BLD_CPPFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $H5BLD_CXXFLAGS $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS $clibpath $link_objs $LIBS $link_args $shared_link
+  $SHOW $CXXLINKER $H5BLD_CPPFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $H5BLD_CXXFLAGS $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS $clibpath $link_objs $LIBS $link_args
 
   status=$?
 fi
diff -up hdf5-1.10.5/fortran/src/h5fc.in.wrappers hdf5-1.10.5/fortran/src/h5fc.in
--- hdf5-1.10.5/fortran/src/h5fc.in.wrappers	2018-09-03 20:54:44.000000000 -0600
+++ hdf5-1.10.5/fortran/src/h5fc.in	2020-01-26 19:14:18.699761737 -0700
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ FLINKERBASE="@FC@"
 # libraries in $link_args, followed by any external library paths and libraries 
 # from AM_LDFLAGS, LDFLAGS, AM_LIBS or LIBS carried in from the hdf5 build.
 # The order of the flags is intended to give precedence to the user's flags.
-H5BLD_FCFLAGS="@AM_FCFLAGS@ @FCFLAGS@"
+H5BLD_FCFLAGS=
 F9XMODFLAG="@F9XMODFLAG@"
 F9XSUFFIXFLAG="@F9XSUFFIXFLAG@"
-H5BLD_LDFLAGS="@AM_LDFLAGS@ @LDFLAGS@"
-H5BLD_LIBS="@LIBS@"
+H5BLD_LDFLAGS=
+H5BLD_LIBS=
 
 FC="${HDF5_FC:-$FCBASE}"
 FLINKER="${HDF5_FLINKER:-$FLINKERBASE}"
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ LIBS="${HDF5_LIBS:-$LIBSBASE}"
 # available library is shared, it will be used by default.  The user can
 # override either default, although choosing an unavailable library will result
 # in link errors.
-STATIC_AVAILABLE="@enable_static@"
+# Fedora prefers shared libraries
+STATIC_AVAILABLE=no
 if test "${STATIC_AVAILABLE}" = "yes"; then
   USE_SHARED_LIB="${HDF5_USE_SHLIB:-no}"
 else
@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ if test "x$do_link" = "xyes"; then
   # libraries in $link_args, followed by any external library paths and libraries 
   # from AM_LDFLAGS, LDFLAGS, AM_LIBS or LIBS carried in from the hdf5 build.
   # The order of the flags is intended to give precedence to the user's flags.
-  $SHOW $FLINKER $FCFLAGS $H5BLD_FCFLAGS $F9XSUFFIXFLAG $LDFLAGS $fmodules $link_objs $LIBS $link_args $shared_link
+  $SHOW $FLINKER $FCFLAGS $H5BLD_FCFLAGS $F9XSUFFIXFLAG $LDFLAGS $fmodules $link_objs $LIBS $link_args
   status=$?
 fi
 
diff -up hdf5-1.10.5/tools/src/misc/h5cc.in.wrappers hdf5-1.10.5/tools/src/misc/h5cc.in
--- hdf5-1.10.5/tools/src/misc/h5cc.in.wrappers	2018-09-03 20:54:44.000000000 -0600
+++ hdf5-1.10.5/tools/src/misc/h5cc.in	2020-01-26 19:13:58.079642156 -0700
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ CLINKERBASE="@CC@"
 # paths and libraries from AM_LDFLAGS, LDFLAGS, AM_LIBS or LIBS carried in 
 # from the hdf5 build. The order of the flags is intended to give precedence
 # to the user's flags.
-H5BLD_CFLAGS="@AM_CFLAGS@ @CFLAGS@"
+H5BLD_CFLAGS=
 H5BLD_CPPFLAGS="@AM_CPPFLAGS@ @CPPFLAGS@"
-H5BLD_LDFLAGS="@AM_LDFLAGS@ @LDFLAGS@"
-H5BLD_LIBS="@LIBS@"
+H5BLD_LDFLAGS=
+H5BLD_LIBS=
 
 CC="${HDF5_CC:-$CCBASE}"
 CLINKER="${HDF5_CLINKER:-$CLINKERBASE}"
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ LIBS="${HDF5_LIBS:-$LIBSBASE}"
 # available library is shared, it will be used by default.  The user can 
 # override either default, although choosing an unavailable library will result
 # in link errors.  
-STATIC_AVAILABLE="@enable_static@"
+# Fedora prefers shared libraries
+STATIC_AVAILABLE=no
 if test "${STATIC_AVAILABLE}" = "yes"; then
   USE_SHARED_LIB="${HDF5_USE_SHLIB:-no}"
 else
@@ -392,7 +393,7 @@ if test "x$do_link" = "xyes"; then
   # paths and libraries from AM_LDFLAGS, LDFLAGS, AM_LIBS or LIBS carried in 
   # from the hdf5 build. The order of the flags is intended to give precedence
   # to the user's flags.
-  $SHOW $CLINKER $H5BLD_CPPFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $H5BLD_CFLAGS $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS $clibpath $link_objs $LIBS $link_args $shared_link
+  $SHOW $CLINKER $H5BLD_CPPFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $H5BLD_CFLAGS $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS $clibpath $link_objs $LIBS $link_args
   status=$?
 fi