diff --git a/src/Makefile.m32 b/src/Makefile.m32
index 57d24d4fc1..900797f051 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.m32
+++ b/src/Makefile.m32
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 CC = gcc
 STRIP = strip -s
 OPENSSL_PATH = ../../openssl-0.9.6d
+ZLIB_PATH = ../../zlib-1.1.3
 
 # We may need these someday
 # PERL = perl
@@ -40,6 +41,9 @@ curl_LDADD += -lwsock32 -lws2_32 -lwinmm
 ifdef SSL
   curl_LDADD += -L$(OPENSSL_PATH)/out -leay32 -lssl32 -lRSAglue
 endif
+ifdef ZLIB
+  curl_LDADD += -L$(ZLIB_PATH) -lz
+endif
 
 PROGRAMS = $(curl_PROGRAMS)
 SOURCES = $(curl_SOURCES)