diff --git a/distro/scripts/adl_cots.sh b/distro/scripts/adl_cots.sh
index f0e3f73c7a6edd99df9bed6dd9b3573942297489..8cd12eb37868991f437dcff507916f0fdbc39bc0 100755
--- a/distro/scripts/adl_cots.sh
+++ b/distro/scripts/adl_cots.sh
@@ -469,13 +469,13 @@ mk_hl_region()
     rm -fr ${BUILD}/hdf5_HL* && \
     tar_name=hdf5_HL_REGION-1.1.5.tar.gz  && \
     install_the_source $tar_name   && \
-    export HDF5_INSTALL_DIR=${USER_COTS_PATH} && \
-    export CPPFLAGS="-I${USER_COTS_PATH}/include"  && \
-    export LDFLAGS="-static -L${USER_COTS_PATH}/lib64 -L${USER_COTS_PATH}/lib"  && \
+    # export HDF5_INSTALL_DIR=${USER_COTS_PATH} && \
+    # export CPPFLAGS="-I${USER_COTS_PATH}/include"  && \
+    # export LDFLAGS="-static -L${USER_COTS_PATH}/lib64 -L${USER_COTS_PATH}/lib"  && \
     cd ${BUILD}/hdf5_HL*  && \
     linc=`pwd`  && \
     make clean  && \
-    make CC=$CC INCLUDES="$CPPFLAGS -I$linc/src $LDFLAGS -lhdf5 -lhdf5_hl -lm"  && \
+    make CC=$CC INCLUDES="$CPPFLAGS -I$linc/src $LDFLAGS -static -lhdf5 -lhdf5_hl -lm"  && \
     make PREFIX=${USER_COTS_PATH} install  && \
     echo "${FUNCNAME[0]} finished" && \
     return 0