diff --git a/math/vtk9/files/patch-ThirdParty_exodusII_vtkexodusII_src_ex__utils.c b/math/vtk9/files/patch-ThirdParty_exodusII_vtkexodusII_src_ex__utils.c
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+++ b/math/vtk9/files/patch-ThirdParty_exodusII_vtkexodusII_src_ex__utils.c
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- ThirdParty/exodusII/vtkexodusII/src/ex_utils.c.orig	2022-06-22 15:58:58.543731000 +0200
++++ ThirdParty/exodusII/vtkexodusII/src/ex_utils.c	2022-06-22 16:00:28.263448000 +0200
+@@ -1770,7 +1770,9 @@
+         */
+ 
+         /* const int NC_SZIP_EC = 4; */ /* Selects entropy coding method for szip. */
++#if !defined(NC_SZIP_NN)
+         const int NC_SZIP_NN = 32;      /* Selects nearest neighbor coding method for szip. */
++#endif
+         /* Even and between 4 and 32; typical values are 8, 10, 16, 32 */
+         const int SZIP_PIXELS_PER_BLOCK =
+             file->compression_level == 0 ? 32 : file->compression_level;