diff --git a/srcpkgs/cargo/template b/srcpkgs/cargo/template
index 923c5369e78..9da9aa4a85c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cargo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cargo/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=0.49.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc="cargo-${version}"
 build_helper=rust
-hostmakedepends="rust python3 curl cmake pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="rust python3 curl cmake pkg-config zlib-devel"
 makedepends="rust libcurl-devel"
 depends="rust"
 short_desc="Rust package manager"