diff --git a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 6531165e1..2bc135d33 100644
--- a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ set_target_properties(zip PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION ${LIBZIP_LIB})
 add_library(expat STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(expat PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION ${LIBEXPAT_LIB})
 
+if(WIN32)
+  set(LIB_Z_LIB "zlib.lib")
+else()
+  set(LIB_Z_LIB "z")
+endif()
+
 # Plugins
 option(BUILD_SUPPORTED "Build the supported plugins (reveal, probe, etc.)." ON)
 if(BUILD_SUPPORTED)
@@ -183,7 +189,7 @@ if(BUILD_SUPPORTED)
     add_subdirectory(tweak)
     dfhack_plugin(workflow workflow.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES lua)
     dfhack_plugin(workNow workNow.cpp)
-    dfhack_plugin(xlsxreader xlsxreader.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES lua xlsxio_read zip expat z)
+    dfhack_plugin(xlsxreader xlsxreader.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES lua xlsxio_read zip expat ${LIB_Z_LIB})
     dfhack_plugin(zone zone.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES lua)
 endif()
 target_include_directories(xlsxreader PRIVATE ${XLSXIO_INSTALL_DIR}/include)