diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index ce4b569e..49379682 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
@@ -315,6 +318,13 @@ LIBS+=$(PNG_LDFLAGS)
 CFLAGS+=$(PNG_CFLAGS)
 endif
 
+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)
+
 ifdef HAVE_LIBGME
 OPTS+=-DHAVE_LIBGME
 
diff --git a/src/win32/Makefile.cfg b/src/win32/Makefile.cfg
index f309f7db..99b8bc9b 100644
--- a/src/win32/Makefile.cfg
+++ b/src/win32/Makefile.cfg
@@ -85,13 +85,21 @@ endif
 	OBJS=$(OBJDIR)/dx_error.o $(OBJDIR)/fabdxlib.o $(OBJDIR)/win_vid.o $(OBJDIR)/win_dll.o
 endif
 
+
+ZLIB_CFLAGS?=-I../libs/zlib
+ifdef MINGW64
+ZLIB_LDFLAGS?=-L../libs/zlib/win32 -lz64
+else
+ZLIB_LDFLAGS?=-L../libs/zlib/win32 -lz32
+endif
+
 ifndef NOPNG
 ifndef PNG_CONFIG
-	PNG_CFLAGS?=-I../libs/libpng-src -I../libs/zlib
+	PNG_CFLAGS?=-I../libs/libpng-src
 ifdef MINGW64
-	PNG_LDFLAGS?=-L../libs/libpng-src/projects -lpng64 -L../libs/zlib/win32 -lz64
+	PNG_LDFLAGS?=-L../libs/libpng-src/projects -lpng64
 else
-	PNG_LDFLAGS?=-L../libs/libpng-src/projects -lpng32 -L../libs/zlib/win32 -lz32
+	PNG_LDFLAGS?=-L../libs/libpng-src/projects -lpng32
 endif #MINGW64
 endif #PNG_CONFIG
 endif #NOPNG