diff --git a/cmake/modules/zlib.cmake b/cmake/modules/zlib.cmake
index c947f897bb..872e4455d8 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/zlib.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/zlib.cmake
@@ -73,19 +73,21 @@ else()
 		else()
 			if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 				set(ZLIB_LIB_SUFFIX "${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
+				set(ZLIB_LIB "${ZLIB_SRC}/lib/zlib${ZLIB_LIB_SUFFIX}")
 			else()
 				set(ZLIB_LIB_SUFFIX "${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
+				set(ZLIB_LIB "${ZLIB_SRC}/lib/zlibstatic${ZLIB_LIB_SUFFIX}")
 			endif()
-			set(ZLIB_LIB "${ZLIB_SRC}/zlib${ZLIB_LIB_SUFFIX}")
 			ExternalProject_Add(zlib
 				PREFIX "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/zlib-prefix"
 				URL "https://github.com/madler/zlib/archive/v1.2.13.tar.gz"
 				URL_HASH "SHA256=1525952a0a567581792613a9723333d7f8cc20b87a81f920fb8bc7e3f2251428"
-				CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
-				BUILD_COMMAND nmake -f win32/Makefile.msc LOC="\"${ZLIB_CFLAGS} -DZLIB_WINAPI\""
 				BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
 				BUILD_BYPRODUCTS ${ZLIB_LIB}
-				INSTALL_COMMAND "")
+				CMAKE_ARGS
+					-DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=${ENABLE_PIC}
+					-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}
+					-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${ZLIB_SRC})
 			install(FILES "${ZLIB_LIB}" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/${LIBS_PACKAGE_NAME}"
 					COMPONENT "libs-deps")
 			install(FILES ${ZLIB_HEADERS} DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/${LIBS_PACKAGE_NAME}/zlib"