diff --git a/Externals/minizip/CMakeLists.txt b/Externals/minizip/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b8d84043f..cfd1f88d59 100644
--- a/Externals/minizip/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Externals/minizip/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ endif()
 add_library(minizip STATIC ${SRCS})
 target_include_directories(minizip PUBLIC .)
 
+target_link_libraries(minizip PUBLIC z)
+
 add_library(MiniZip::minizip ALIAS minizip)