diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf4/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf4/default.nix
index 3bde0466cdb..b6577a17bb1 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf4/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf4/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 , szip
 , javaSupport ? false
 , jdk
+, fortranSupport ? false
+, gfortran
+, netcdfSupport ? false
 }:
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "hdf";
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cmake
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
     fixDarwinDylibNames
-  ];
+  ] ++ lib.optional fortranSupport gfortran;
 
   buildInputs = [
     libjpeg
@@ -75,9 +78,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DHDF4_BUILD_UTILS=ON"
     "-DHDF4_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_NAME=OFF"
     "-DHDF4_ENABLE_JPEG_LIB_SUPPORT=ON"
-    "-DHDF4_ENABLE_NETCDF=OFF"
+    "-DHDF4_ENABLE_NETCDF=${if netcdfSupport then "ON" else "OFF"}"
     "-DHDF4_ENABLE_Z_LIB_SUPPORT=ON"
-    "-DHDF4_BUILD_FORTRAN=OFF"
     "-DJPEG_DIR=${libjpeg}"
   ] ++ lib.optionals javaSupport [
     "-DHDF4_BUILD_JAVA=ON"
@@ -85,7 +87,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ] ++ lib.optionals szipSupport [
     "-DHDF4_ENABLE_SZIP_ENCODING=ON"
     "-DHDF4_ENABLE_SZIP_SUPPORT=ON"
-  ];
+  ] ++ (if fortranSupport
+  then [
+    "-DHDF4_BUILD_FORTRAN=ON"
+    "-DCMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS=-fallow-argument-mismatch"
+  ]
+  else [ "-DHDF4_BUILD_FORTRAN=OFF" ]
+  );
 
   doCheck = true;