diff --git a/ports/boost/CONTROL b/ports/boost/CONTROL
index 57dfe58e3..8f5fcbb39 100644
--- a/ports/boost/CONTROL
+++ b/ports/boost/CONTROL
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 Source: boost
 Version: 1.62-6
 Description: Peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries
+Build-Depends: zlib
diff --git a/ports/boost/portfile.cmake b/ports/boost/portfile.cmake
index 7cc0d60b0..5b488c697 100644
--- a/ports/boost/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/boost/portfile.cmake
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ endif()
 message(STATUS "Bootstrapping done")
 
 set(B2_OPTIONS
+    -sZLIB_BINARY=zlib
+    -sZLIB_INCLUDE="${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}\\include"
+    -sZLIB_LIBPATH="${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}\\lib"
+    -sNO_BZIP2=1
     -j$ENV{NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS}
     --debug-configuration
     --hash