diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/netcdf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/netcdf/default.nix
index b67dcafb0f93..2512c17ae924 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/netcdf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/netcdf/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, zlib, hdf5 }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl,
+  zlib, hdf5,
+  curl # for DAP
+}:
     
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     name = "netcdf-4.3.2";
@@ -6,5 +9,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
         url = "http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/netcdf/ftp/${name}.tar.gz";
         sha256 = "57086b4383ce9232f05aad70761c2a6034b1a0c040260577d369b3bbfe6d248e";
     };
-    buildInputs = [zlib hdf5]; 
+
+    buildInputs = [
+        zlib hdf5 curl
+    ];
+
+    configureFlags = [
+        "--enable-netcdf-4"
+        "--enable-dap"
+        "--with-udunits"
+        "--enable-shared"
+    ];
 }