diff --git a/templates/binding.gyp.template b/templates/binding.gyp.template
index 60a64273bfe..52070cf6e9e 100644
--- a/templates/binding.gyp.template
+++ b/templates/binding.gyp.template
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
       'include_dirs': [
         '.',
         'include',
-        '<(node_root_dir)/deps/openssl/openssl/include'
+        '<(node_root_dir)/deps/openssl/openssl/include',
+        '<(node_root_dir)/deps/zlib'
       ],
       'conditions': [
         ['OS != "win"', {