diff --git a/lib/cpp/Makefile.am b/lib/cpp/Makefile.am
index cd1d923..ff3be5d 100755
--- a/lib/cpp/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/cpp/Makefile.am
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 libthriftqt_la_CXXFLAGS  = $(AM_CXXFLAGS)
 libthriftqt5_la_CXXFLAGS  = $(AM_CXXFLAGS)
 libthriftnb_la_LDFLAGS  = -release $(VERSION) $(BOOST_LDFLAGS)
-libthriftz_la_LDFLAGS   = -release $(VERSION) $(BOOST_LDFLAGS)
+libthriftz_la_LDFLAGS   = -release $(VERSION) $(BOOST_LDFLAGS) $(ZLIB_LIBS)
 libthriftqt_la_LDFLAGS   = -release $(VERSION) $(BOOST_LDFLAGS) $(QT_LIBS)
 libthriftqt5_la_LDFLAGS   = -release $(VERSION) $(BOOST_LDFLAGS) $(QT5_LIBS)