diff --git a/deps/deps-linux.cmake b/deps/deps-linux.cmake
index ce7b0b2b4..03e8e12d5 100644
--- a/deps/deps-linux.cmake
+++ b/deps/deps-linux.cmake
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(dep_wxwidgets
         --with-libxpm=builtin
         --with-libjpeg=builtin
         --with-libtiff=builtin
-        --with-zlib=builtin
+        --with-zlib
         --with-expat=builtin
         --disable-precomp-headers
         --enable-debug_info
diff --git a/deps/deps-macos.cmake b/deps/deps-macos.cmake
index c441fc391..790a65aeb 100644
--- a/deps/deps-macos.cmake
+++ b/deps/deps-macos.cmake
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(dep_wxwidgets
         --with-libxpm=builtin
         --with-libjpeg=builtin
         --with-libtiff=builtin
-        --with-zlib=builtin
+        --with-zlib
         --with-expat=builtin
         --disable-debug
         --disable-debug_flag