--- a/src/Makefile.am	2021-11-09 23:40:53.000000000 +0100
+++ b/src/Makefile.am	2021-11-09 23:41:18.000000000 +0100
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
 
 if ID3_NEEDZLIB
 LDADD        = $(top_builddir)/zlib/src/libz.la
+else
+libid3_la_LIBADD = -lz
 endif
 
 libid3_la_LDFLAGS = \