diff --git a/pkgs/servers/http/apache-httpd/2.4.nix b/pkgs/servers/http/apache-httpd/2.4.nix
index 3f8bcba09941..035a11c8e4c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/http/apache-httpd/2.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/http/apache-httpd/2.4.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ which ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ perl libxcrypt ] ++
+  buildInputs = [ perl libxcrypt zlib ] ++
     lib.optional brotliSupport brotli ++
     lib.optional sslSupport openssl ++
     lib.optional modTlsSupport rustls-ffi ++