diff --git a/packages/compress/zlib/package.mk b/packages/compress/zlib/package.mk
index dade2b01d4..a1f74b347a 100644
--- a/packages/compress/zlib/package.mk
+++ b/packages/compress/zlib/package.mk
@@ -36,6 +36,17 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--prefix=/usr"
 HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN"
 
+post_configure_target() {
+ ## configure minizip
+ (
+  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/contrib/minizip
+  rm Makefile
+  export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:../../"
+  do_autoreconf
+  ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME --build=$HOST_NAME $TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS --disable-shared --enable-static
+ )
+}
+
 pre_build_target() {
   mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
   cp -RP $PKG_BUILD/* $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
@@ -45,3 +56,14 @@ pre_build_host() {
   mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
   cp -RP $PKG_BUILD/* $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
 }
+
+post_make_target() {
+ # make minizip
+ make -C $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/contrib/minizip
+}
+
+post_makeinstall_target() {
+ # Install minizip
+ make -C $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/contrib/minizip DESTDIR=$SYSROOT_PREFIX install
+}
+