diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index ce4b569e..b83b201e 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ endif
 
 ifdef LINUX
 UNIXCOMMON=1
+ifndef NOGME
+HAVE_LIBGME=1
+endif
 endif
 
 ifdef SOLARIS
@@ -318,6 +321,13 @@ endif
 ifdef HAVE_LIBGME
 OPTS+=-DHAVE_LIBGME
 
+ZLIB_PKGCONFIG?=zlib
+ZLIB_CFLAGS?=$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) $(ZLIB_PKGCONFIG) --cflags)
+ZLIB_LDFLAGS?=$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) $(ZLIB_PKGCONFIG) --libs)
+
+LIBS+=$(ZLIB_LDFLAGS)
+CFLAGS+=$(ZLIB_CFLAGS)
+
 LIBGME_PKGCONFIG?=libgme
 LIBGME_CFLAGS?=$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) $(LIBGME_PKGCONFIG) --cflags)
 LIBGME_LDFLAGS?=$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) $(LIBGME_PKGCONFIG) --libs)