diff --git a/lib/libdwarf/Makefile b/lib/libdwarf/Makefile
index 03f40cdd85e..a3ef95b2572 100644
--- a/lib/libdwarf/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libdwarf/Makefile
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ sys/elf32.h sys/elf64.h sys/elf_common.h: ${SRCTOP}/sys/${.TARGET} .NOMETA
 	mkdir -p ${.OBJDIR}/sys
 	ln -sf ${.ALLSRC} ${.TARGET}
 
-LIBADD+=	elf
+LIBADD+=	elf z
 
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	4
 
diff --git a/share/mk/src.libnames.mk b/share/mk/src.libnames.mk
index ae28000ca7f..d1d8b60c51f 100644
--- a/share/mk/src.libnames.mk
+++ b/share/mk/src.libnames.mk
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ _DP_fetch=	ssl crypto
 _DP_fetch=	md
 .endif
 _DP_execinfo=	elf
-_DP_dwarf=	elf
+_DP_dwarf=	elf z
 _DP_dpv=	dialog figpar util ncursesw
 _DP_dialog=	ncursesw m
 _DP_cuse=	pthread