src/makefile.in | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/makefile.in b/src/makefile.in
index f5666c2..b9a10d6 100644
--- a/src/makefile.in
+++ b/src/makefile.in
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ TEXMACS_objects := $(strip $(call uses,system kernel data graphics\
 
 link_options:=-L$(tmsrc)/lib $(LDRT) -lm $(LDPATH) $(LDGUI) $(LDICONV) \
    $(LDGUILE) $(LDAXEL) $(LDCAIRO) $(LDIMLIB2) $(LDSQLITE3) $(LDFREETYPE) \
-   $(LDDL) $(LDSPARKLE)
+   $(LDDL) $(LDSPARKLE) -lz
 
 $(tmsrc)/bin/texmacs.bin: Objects/texmacs-$(link).bin
 	$(CP) $^ $@