diff --git a/external/mapbox-gl-native.cmake b/external/mapbox-gl-native.cmake
index a6239dca..7796350f 100644
--- a/external/mapbox-gl-native.cmake
+++ b/external/mapbox-gl-native.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ set(MBGL_WITH_QT ON)
 add_subdirectory(mapbox-gl-native)
 
 find_package(ZLIB)
-target_link_libraries(mbgl-core PUBLIC ZLIB::ZLIB)
+target_include_directories(mbgl-core PRIVATE ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+target_link_libraries(mbgl-core INTERFACE ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
 
 set_target_properties(mbgl-qt PROPERTIES EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL True)
 set_target_properties(mbgl-test-runner PROPERTIES EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL True)