diff --git a/scripts/40-zlib.sh b/scripts/40-zlib.sh
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+function install_zlib() {
+	curl -L -o "/tmp/zlib.zip" "https://github.com/Xaymar/zlib-ng/releases/download/${ZLIB_VERSION}/zlib-ng-${BUILD_BITS}.zip"
+	7z x -o/tmp/zlib/ "/tmp/zlib.zip"
+	sudo cp -a /tmp/zlib/. /usr/${BUILD_PREFIX}/
+	cp -a /tmp/zlib/bin/*.dll ./distrib/bin/
+}
+
+install_zlib