diff --git a/darshan-runtime/configure b/darshan-runtime/configure
index 4cf8b9465c584c8c2a8609a7b5c2747157f730ea..cad7d15b566f3559b4536f250d6439fbea44e698 100755
--- a/darshan-runtime/configure
+++ b/darshan-runtime/configure
@@ -663,7 +663,6 @@ infodir
 docdir
 oldincludedir
 includedir
-runstatedir
 localstatedir
 sharedstatedir
 sysconfdir
@@ -690,6 +689,7 @@ with_zlib
 enable_ld_preload
 enable_cuserid
 enable_group_readable_logs
+enable_HDF5_1_10
 enable_bgq_mod
 enable_lustre_mod
 enable_mmap_logs
@@ -747,7 +747,6 @@ datadir='${datarootdir}'
 sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
 sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
 localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
-runstatedir='${localstatedir}/run'
 includedir='${prefix}/include'
 oldincludedir='/usr/include'
 docdir='${datarootdir}/doc/${PACKAGE_TARNAME}'
@@ -1000,15 +999,6 @@ do
   | -silent | --silent | --silen | --sile | --sil)
     silent=yes ;;
 
-  -runstatedir | --runstatedir | --runstatedi | --runstated \
-  | --runstate | --runstat | --runsta | --runst | --runs \
-  | --run | --ru | --r)
-    ac_prev=runstatedir ;;
-  -runstatedir=* | --runstatedir=* | --runstatedi=* | --runstated=* \
-  | --runstate=* | --runstat=* | --runsta=* | --runst=* | --runs=* \
-  | --run=* | --ru=* | --r=*)
-    runstatedir=$ac_optarg ;;
-
   -sbindir | --sbindir | --sbindi | --sbind | --sbin | --sbi | --sb)
     ac_prev=sbindir ;;
   -sbindir=* | --sbindir=* | --sbindi=* | --sbind=* | --sbin=* \
@@ -1146,7 +1136,7 @@ fi
 for ac_var in	exec_prefix prefix bindir sbindir libexecdir datarootdir \
 		datadir sysconfdir sharedstatedir localstatedir includedir \
 		oldincludedir docdir infodir htmldir dvidir pdfdir psdir \
-		libdir localedir mandir runstatedir
+		libdir localedir mandir
 do
   eval ac_val=\$$ac_var
   # Remove trailing slashes.
@@ -1299,7 +1289,6 @@ Fine tuning of the installation directories:
   --sysconfdir=DIR        read-only single-machine data [PREFIX/etc]
   --sharedstatedir=DIR    modifiable architecture-independent data [PREFIX/com]
   --localstatedir=DIR     modifiable single-machine data [PREFIX/var]
-  --runstatedir=DIR       modifiable per-process data [LOCALSTATEDIR/run]
   --libdir=DIR            object code libraries [EPREFIX/lib]
   --includedir=DIR        C header files [PREFIX/include]
   --oldincludedir=DIR     C header files for non-gcc [/usr/include]
@@ -1333,6 +1322,7 @@ Optional Features:
   --disable-cuserid       Disables attempted use of cuserid() at run time
   --enable-group-readable-logs
                           Set log files to be group readable
+  --enable-HDF5_1.10       Compile for use with HDF5 1.10.x
   --disable-bgq-mod       Disables compilation and use of BG/Q module (for BG/Q systems)
   --disable-lustre-mod    Disables compilation and use of the Lustre module
   --enable-mmap-logs      Enables ability to mmap I/O data to log file
@@ -3581,6 +3571,17 @@ fi
 fi
 
 
+# Check whether --enable-HDF5_1.10 was given.
+if test "${enable_HDF5_1_10+set}" = set; then :
+  enableval=$enable_HDF5_1_10; if test "x$enableval" = "xyes" ; then
+
+$as_echo "#define __DARSHAN_ENABLE_HDF5110 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+fi
+
+fi
+
+
 # Check whether --enable-bgq-mod was given.
 if test "${enable_bgq_mod+set}" = set; then :
   enableval=$enable_bgq_mod;
diff --git a/darshan-runtime/darshan-runtime-config.h.in b/darshan-runtime/darshan-runtime-config.h.in
index fe93e563f120ecdedd72c20dfb5523cca8df6413..1ce3dbefe5b07ccc25f4f70e8591deac0c4f8bea 100644
--- a/darshan-runtime/darshan-runtime-config.h.in
+++ b/darshan-runtime/darshan-runtime-config.h.in
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
 /* Define if cuserid() should be disabled */
 #undef __DARSHAN_DISABLE_CUSERID
 
+/* Set for compatibility with HDF5_1.10.x */
+#undef __DARSHAN_ENABLE_HDF5110
+
 /* Define if Darshan should mmap data structures to log file */
 #undef __DARSHAN_ENABLE_MMAP_LOGS