diff --git a/packages/other/zlib/build b/packages/other/zlib/build
index b645ddacff..30707e293a 100755
--- a/packages/other/zlib/build
+++ b/packages/other/zlib/build
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
 $SCRIPTS/build toolchain
 
 cd $PKG_BUILD
+
+make CC=$TARGET_CC AR="$TARGET_AR rc" RANLIB=$TARGET_RANLIB libz.a
+cp -PR libz.a $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib
+
+make clean
+
 ./configure --shared --prefix=/usr
 
 make