diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/dclib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/dclib/default.nix
index 05ea7db2cacc..083e968c11bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/dclib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/dclib/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{lib, stdenv, fetchurl, libxml2, openssl, bzip2}:
+{lib, stdenv, fetchurl, libxml2, openssl, bzip2, zlib}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "dclib";
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "02jdzm5hqzs1dv2rd596vgpcjaapm55pqqapz5m94l30v4q72rfc";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [libxml2 openssl bzip2];
+  buildInputs = [libxml2 openssl bzip2 zlib];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Peer-to-Peer file sharing client";