diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index fbdf181..59f8f14 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ CXXFLAGS+=@CXXDEBUG_FLAG@
 CXXFLAGS+=@CXX_STRERROR_FLAG@
 CXXFLAGS+=@LFS_FLAGS@
 INCLUDES+=-I$(TOP_BUILDDIR) -I$(TOP_DIR) -I$(TOP_DIR)/thin-provisioning
-LIBS:=-laio -lexpat -lz -lboost_iostreams -ldl
+LIBS:=-laio -lexpat -lboost_iostreams -ldl
 
 ifeq ("@DEVTOOLS@", "yes")
 LIBS+=-lncurses