diff -Nru libmatio-1.5.2/debian/changelog libmatio-1.5.2/debian/changelog
--- libmatio-1.5.2/debian/changelog	2014-07-15 18:06:42.000000000 +0200
+++ libmatio-1.5.2/debian/changelog	2014-07-25 11:36:19.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+libmatio (1.5.2-2.1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Non-maintainer upload.
+  * Support hdf5 1.8.13 new packaging layout.
+
+ -- Gilles Filippini <pini@debian.org>  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 11:36:19 +0200
+
 libmatio (1.5.2-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Use plain dh-autoreconf. (Closes: #753521)
diff -Nru libmatio-1.5.2/debian/rules libmatio-1.5.2/debian/rules
--- libmatio-1.5.2/debian/rules	2014-07-15 18:00:43.000000000 +0200
+++ libmatio-1.5.2/debian/rules	2014-07-31 10:18:55.000000000 +0200
@@ -4,8 +4,14 @@
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/autotools.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/autoreconf.mk
 
-DEB_CONFIGURE_NORMAL_ARGS += --enable-shared --with-hdf5 --enable-fortran --libdir=\$${prefix}/lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
-DEB_MAKE_BUILD_TARGET     := libmatio_la_LIBADD="-lz -lhdf5"
+ifneq ($(wildcard /usr/lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)/hdf5/serial/libhdf5.so),)
+  WITH_HDF5:=--with-hdf5=/usr/lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)/hdf5/serial
+else
+  WITH_HDF5:=--with-hdf5
+endif
+
+DEB_CONFIGURE_NORMAL_ARGS += --enable-shared $(WITH_HDF5) --enable-fortran --libdir=\$${prefix}/lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
+DEB_MAKE_BUILD_TARGET     := libmatio_la_LIBADD="\$$(ZLIB_LIBS) \$$(HDF5_LIBS)"
 DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE := .pdf
 
 install/libmatio-doc::