diff --git a/srcpkgs/clamav/template b/srcpkgs/clamav/template
index 7e61b2009e0..e430f8f679e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/clamav/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/clamav/template
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ revision=5
 build_style=gnu-configure
 # XXX: system llvm is too new (< 3.7 required)
 # Shipped llvm does not build with gcc6
-configure_args="--sbindir=/usr/bin --libdir=/usr/lib --with-pcre=/usr --disable-llvm"
+# --disable-zlib-vcheck because of broken zlib check
+configure_args="--sbindir=/usr/bin --libdir=/usr/lib --with-pcre=/usr --disable-llvm --disable-zlib-vcheck"
 conf_files="/etc/clamd.conf /etc/freshclam.conf"
 system_accounts="clamav"
 clamav_homedir="/var/lib/${pkgname}"