diff --git a/packages/databases/mysql-hosttools/build b/packages/databases/mysql-hosttools/build
index 5177616554..a414e41df4 100755
--- a/packages/databases/mysql-hosttools/build
+++ b/packages/databases/mysql-hosttools/build
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ mkdir -p .objdir-host && cd .objdir-host
              --sysconfdir=/etc \
              --libexecdir=/usr/sbin \
              --localstatedir=/var/mysql \
+             --with-zlib-dir="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN" \
 
 make -C include my_config.h
 make -C mysys libmysys.a
diff --git a/packages/databases/mysql-hosttools/meta b/packages/databases/mysql-hosttools/meta
index a3605ee159..46d9368c69 100644
--- a/packages/databases/mysql-hosttools/meta
+++ b/packages/databases/mysql-hosttools/meta
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE="LGPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.mysql.com"
 PKG_URL=""
 PKG_DEPENDS=""
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain zlib-host"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="database"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="mysql: A database server"