diff --git a/srcpkgs/chroot-git/template b/srcpkgs/chroot-git/template
index 2bdb4d76be..f9ab40f5ac 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chroot-git/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chroot-git/template
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ checksum=bf3c6ab5f82e072aad4768f647cfb1ef60aece39855f83f080f9c0222dd20c4f
 
 if [ "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
 	checkdepends="perl gnupg"
-else
-	configure_args+=" --with-zlib=${XBPS_MASTERDIR}/usr"
 fi
 
 do_configure() {
@@ -47,6 +45,9 @@ do_configure() {
 		NO_REGEX = Yes
 		EOF
 	fi
+	if ! [ "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
+		echo "ZLIB_PATH = ${XBPS_MASTERDIR}/usr" >>config.mak
+	fi
 }
 
 do_build() {