diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fadc35735..45562135a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8462,7 +8462,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_TESTS],[test "x$ENABLED_EXAMPLES" = "xyes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_THREADED_EXAMPLES],[test "x$ENABLED_SINGLETHREADED" = "xno" && test "x$ENABLED_EXAMPLES" = "xyes" && test "x$ENABLED_LEANTLS" = "xno"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_WOLFCRYPT_TESTS],[test "x$ENABLED_CRYPT_TESTS" = "xyes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_WOLFCRYPT_TESTS_LIBS],[test "x$ENABLED_CRYPT_TESTS_LIBS" = "xyes"])
-AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_LIBZ],[test "x$ENABLED_LIBZ" = "xyes"])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_LIBZ],[test "x$ENABLED_LIBZ" = "xyes" || test "x$ENABLED_USERSETTINGS" = "xyes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_PKCS11],[test "x$ENABLED_PKCS11" = "xyes" || test "x$ENABLED_USERSETTINGS" = "xyes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_PKCS12],[test "x$ENABLED_PKCS12" = "xyes" || test "x$ENABLED_USERSETTINGS" = "xyes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_PKCS8],[test "x$ENABLED_PKCS8" = "xyes" || test "x$ENABLED_USERSETTINGS" = "xyes"])