--- a/src/MEGASync/control/control.cmake
+++ b/src/MEGASync/control/control.cmake
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ set(DESKTOP_APP_CONTROL_SOURCES
     control/StatsEventHandler.cpp
 )
 
+find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
+target_link_libraries(MEGAsync PRIVATE ZLIB::ZLIB)
+
 target_sources(MEGAsync
     PRIVATE
     ${DESKTOP_APP_CONTROL_HEADERS}