diff --git a/contrib/minizip/minizip.pc.in b/contrib/minizip/minizip.pc.in
index 69b5b7f..9e43084 100644
--- a/contrib/minizip/minizip.pc.in
+++ b/contrib/minizip/minizip.pc.in
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ Description: Minizip zip file manipulation library
 Requires:
 Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lminizip
-Libs.private: -lz
+Requires.private: @MINIZIP_REQUIRES@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}