diff --git a/hardware/virtualization/flatpak/pspec.xml b/hardware/virtualization/flatpak/pspec.xml
index 6cc0814bc4..5b36d55ec0 100644
--- a/hardware/virtualization/flatpak/pspec.xml
+++ b/hardware/virtualization/flatpak/pspec.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
             <Dependency>eudev-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libcap-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>gettext-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency versionFrom="1.2.12">zlib-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency versionFrom="0.4.0">bubblewrap</Dependency>
             <Dependency>polkit-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libseccomp-devel</Dependency>