diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/template b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
index 6dc9d72f503..31f858fb909 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ configure_args="--prefix=/ --exec-prefix=/usr --sbindir=/usr/sbin
  --enable-static --enable-debug --enable-tests"
 depends="xbps-triggers"
 hostmakedepends="which pkg-config"
-makedepends="proplib-devel>=0.6.3 openssl-devel 
+makedepends="zlib-devel proplib-devel>=0.6.3 openssl-devel
  libfetch-devel libarchive-devel>=3.1.2 confuse-devel atf-devel"
 conf_files="/etc/xbps/xbps.conf"
 subpackages="libxbps libxbps-devel xbps-static xbps-tests"