diff --git a/templates/zlib.tmpl b/templates/zlib.tmpl
index d6b5b4f77ba..777c6e7e64a 100644
--- a/templates/zlib.tmpl
+++ b/templates/zlib.tmpl
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ long_desc="
  This is a general purpose data compression library. All the code
  is thread safe. The data format used by the library is described
  by RFCs (Request for Comments) 1950 to 1952."
+
+run_depends="glibc-2.8"