diff --git a/srcpkgs/chroot-binutils/template b/srcpkgs/chroot-binutils/template
index fddeefa98e3..514f3f6135a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chroot-binutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chroot-binutils/template
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ checksum=2162905dabf191a2a803eab8d31e7be52d96d6ccd1e0ce42e25d82c6be918cd0
 if [ -n "$IN_CHROOT" ]; then
 	makedepends="flex perl"
 fi
+crossmakedepends="zlib-devel"
 
 noverifyrdeps=yes
 bootstrap=yes