diff --git a/srcpkgs/golly/template b/srcpkgs/golly/template
index 27435f5628e..d2dc01eebb6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/golly/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/golly/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ wrksrc="${pkgname}-${version}-src"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_script="gui-wx/configure/configure"
 configure_args="--with-wx-config=wx-config-3.0"
-makedepends="perl python-devel wxWidgets-devel"
+makedepends="perl python-devel wxWidgets-devel zlib-devel"
 short_desc="Simulator for Conway's Game of Life and other cellular automata"
 maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"