--- a/cmake/OpenCVFindLibsGrfmt.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVFindLibsGrfmt.cmake
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 # --- zlib (required) ---
 if(BUILD_ZLIB)
   ocv_clear_vars(ZLIB_FOUND)
+elseif(1)
+  ocv_clear_internal_cache_vars(ZLIB_LIBRARY ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR)
+  find_package(ZLIB "${MIN_VER_ZLIB}" REQUIRED)
 else()
   ocv_clear_internal_cache_vars(ZLIB_LIBRARY ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR)
   if(ANDROID)