diff --git a/package/zlib/Makefile b/package/zlib/Makefile
index 19457c1ac8..d8213b972d 100644
--- a/package/zlib/Makefile
+++ b/package/zlib/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ endef
 define Build/Compile
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		LDSHARED="$(TARGET_CROSS)ld -shared" \
 		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(FPIC)" \
 		libz.a libz.so
 	mkdir -p $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)