diff --git a/src/LIB/SURCOUCHE/src/mode_io_write_nc4.f90 b/src/LIB/SURCOUCHE/src/mode_io_write_nc4.f90
index d47fe20c03fd05d3baf7980963a6956a3576e3e4..fd126febf4431709a895cd20842a89f8608e42b2 100644
--- a/src/LIB/SURCOUCHE/src/mode_io_write_nc4.f90
+++ b/src/LIB/SURCOUCHE/src/mode_io_write_nc4.f90
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 !  P. Wautelet 11/01/2019: NVERB_INFO->NVERB_WARNING for zero size fields
 !  P. Wautelet 01/02/2019: IO_WRITE_COORDVAR_NC4: bug: use of non-associated pointers (PIOCDF%DIM_Nx_y)
 !  P. Wautelet 18/09/2019: correct support of 64bit integers (MNH_INT=8)
+!  P. Wautelet 19/09/2019: temporary workaround for netCDF bug if MNH_INT=8 (if netCDF fortran < 4.4.5)
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------
 #if defined(MNH_IOCDF4)
 module mode_io_write_nc4
@@ -289,10 +290,15 @@ IF(TPFIELD%NTYPE==TYPEINT .AND. TPFIELD%NDIMS>0) THEN
   ! Remarks: * the attribute '_FillValue' is also recognized by the netCDF library
   !            and is used when pre-filling a variable
   !          * it cannot be modified if some data has already been written (->check OEXISTED)
+#if ( MNH_INT == 4 )
+!BUG: NF90_PUT_ATT does not work for NF90_INT64 and _FillValue attribute if netCDF-fortran version < 4.4.5 (bug in netCDF)
+!     (see https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-fortran/issues/62)
   IF(.NOT.OEXISTED) THEN
+  print *,'PW: IO_WRITE_FIELD_ATTR_NC4: put att fillvalue=',TPFIELD%NFILLVALUE
     STATUS = NF90_PUT_ATT(INCID, KVARID,'_FillValue', TPFIELD%NFILLVALUE)
     IF (STATUS /= NF90_NOERR) CALL IO_HANDLE_ERR_NC4(status,'IO_WRITE_FIELD_ATTR_NC4','NF90_PUT_ATT','_FillValue')
   END IF
+#endif
   !
   ! Valid_min/max (CF/COMODO convention)
   STATUS = NF90_PUT_ATT(INCID, KVARID,'valid_min', TPFIELD%NVALIDMIN)