diff --git a/internal/c/libqb.cpp b/internal/c/libqb.cpp
index 9d4d7682c..bdb17a874 100644
--- a/internal/c/libqb.cpp
+++ b/internal/c/libqb.cpp
@@ -16452,15 +16452,13 @@ void sub_put2(int32 i,int64 offset,void *element,int32 passed){
         #include "parts/audio/decode/src.c"
     #endif
     
-    #ifdef QB64_WINDOWS
-        #ifdef  DEPENDENCY_ZLIB
-            #ifdef QB64_BACKSLASH_FILESYSTEM //change slashes depending on OS, I guess?  Included by copying audio template, and it works.  (SMcNeill comment)
-                #include "parts\\zlib-1.2.11\\src.c"
-            #else
-                #include "parts/zlib-1.2.11/src.c"
-            #endif
+    #ifdef DEPENDENCY_ZLIB
+        #ifdef QB64_BACKSLASH_FILESYSTEM //change slashes depending on OS, I guess?  Included by copying audio template, and it works.  (SMcNeill comment)
+            #include "parts\\zlib-1.2.11\\src.c"
+        #else
+            #include "parts/zlib-1.2.11/src.c"
         #endif
-    #endif     
+    #endif
     
     
     
diff --git a/internal/c/parts/zlib-1.2.11/src.c b/internal/c/parts/zlib-1.2.11/src.c
index a4b839c97..0ea89f4e5 100644
--- a/internal/c/parts/zlib-1.2.11/src.c
+++ b/internal/c/parts/zlib-1.2.11/src.c
@@ -1,39 +1,47 @@
-#ifdef DEPENDENCY_ZLIB
-  #include "download\zlib.h"
+#ifdef QB64_WINDOWS
+    #include "download\zlib.h"
+#endif
   qbs *func__deflate(qbs *text){
-    uLongf filesize = (uint32)text->len;  //length of the text
-    uLongf compsize = compressBound(filesize);
-    unsigned char *dest = (unsigned char *)malloc(compsize);
-    int32 result = compress(dest, &compsize, text->chr, filesize);
-    qbs *ret = qbs_new(compsize,1);
-    memcpy(ret->chr, dest, compsize);
-    free(dest);
-    return ret;
+    #ifdef QB64_WINDOWS
+        uLongf filesize = (uint32)text->len;  //length of the text
+        uLongf compsize = compressBound(filesize);
+        unsigned char *dest = (unsigned char *)malloc(compsize);
+        int32 result = compress(dest, &compsize, text->chr, filesize);
+        qbs *ret = qbs_new(compsize,1);
+        memcpy(ret->chr, dest, compsize);
+        free(dest);
+        return ret;
+    #else
+        return text;
+    #endif
   }
 
   qbs *func__inflate(qbs *text, int64 originalsize, int32 passed){
-      int32 result=0;
-    if (passed==1){
-        uLongf uncompsize = originalsize;
-        unsigned char *dest = (unsigned char *)malloc(originalsize);
-        int32 result = uncompress(dest, &uncompsize, text->chr, text->len);
-        qbs *ret = qbs_new(uncompsize,1);
-        memcpy(ret->chr, dest, uncompsize);
-        free(dest);
-        return ret;
-    }else{
-        uLongf uncompsize = 0; 
-        unsigned char *dest;
-        do {
-            uncompsize = uncompsize + 10000000; //10 mb original buffer, resized by 10 mb each pass until it's large enough to hold the uncompressed data.
-            dest = (unsigned char *)malloc(uncompsize);
-            result = uncompress(dest, &uncompsize, text->chr, text->len);
-            if (result==Z_BUF_ERROR)free(dest); //if the buffer is too small, free the old buffer
-        } while(result==Z_BUF_ERROR); // and try again with a larger buffer
-        qbs *ret = qbs_new(uncompsize,1);
-        memcpy(ret->chr, dest, uncompsize);
-        free(dest);
-        return ret;
+  #ifdef QB64_WINDOWS
+        int32 result=0;
+        if (passed==1){
+            uLongf uncompsize = originalsize;
+            unsigned char *dest = (unsigned char *)malloc(originalsize);
+            int32 result = uncompress(dest, &uncompsize, text->chr, text->len);
+            qbs *ret = qbs_new(uncompsize,1);
+            memcpy(ret->chr, dest, uncompsize);
+            free(dest);
+            return ret;
+        }else{
+            uLongf uncompsize = 0; 
+            unsigned char *dest;
+            do {
+                uncompsize = uncompsize + 10000000; //10 mb original buffer, resized by 10 mb each pass until it's large enough to hold the uncompressed data.
+                dest = (unsigned char *)malloc(uncompsize);
+                result = uncompress(dest, &uncompsize, text->chr, text->len);
+                if (result==Z_BUF_ERROR)free(dest); //if the buffer is too small, free the old buffer
+            } while(result==Z_BUF_ERROR); // and try again with a larger buffer
+            qbs *ret = qbs_new(uncompsize,1);
+            memcpy(ret->chr, dest, uncompsize);
+            free(dest);
+            return ret;
         }
-  }
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+  #else
+        return text;
+  #endif
+  }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/c/qbx.cpp b/internal/c/qbx.cpp
index ba50b1013..e22595778 100644
--- a/internal/c/qbx.cpp
+++ b/internal/c/qbx.cpp
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@
     extern void CFont(qbs* FontName, int FontSize);
     extern void sub__console_cursor(int32 visible, int32 cursorsize, int32 passed);
     extern int32 func__getconsoleinput();
-
-    #ifdef DEPENDENCY_ZLIB
-        qbs *func__deflate(qbs *text);
-        qbs *func__inflate(qbs *text, int64 originalsize, int32 passed);
-        #include "parts\zlib-1.2.11\download\zlib.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef DEPENDENCY_ZLIB
+    qbs *func__deflate(qbs *text);
+    qbs *func__inflate(qbs *text, int64 originalsize, int32 passed);
+    #ifdef QB64_WINDOWS
+        #include "parts\zlib-1.2.11\download\zlib.h"
     #endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/source/qb64.bas b/source/qb64.bas
index b67f8ba45..972eb20a8 100644
--- a/source/qb64.bas
+++ b/source/qb64.bas
@@ -12037,21 +12037,6 @@ IF DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_GL) THEN
     defines$ = defines$ + defines_header$ + "DEPENDENCY_GL"
 END IF
 
-IF DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_ZLIB) THEN
-    IF win THEN 'ZLIB is only supported for windows versions so far
-        defines$ = defines$ + defines_header$ + "DEPENDENCY_ZLIB"
-
-        d$ = "internal\c\parts\zlib-1.2.11\"
-        'rebuild?
-        IF _FILEEXISTS(d$ + "os\" + o$ + "\src.a") = 0 THEN
-            Build d$ + "os\" + o$
-        END IF
-        defines$ = defines$ + defines_header$ + "DEPENDENCY_ZLIB"
-        libs$ = libs$ + " " + "parts\zlib-1.2.11\os\" + o$ + "\src.a -lz"
-    END IF
-END IF
-
-
 IF DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_SCREENIMAGE) THEN
     DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_IMAGE_CODEC) = 1 'used by OSX to read in screen capture files
 END IF
@@ -12160,6 +12145,18 @@ IF DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_AUDIO_OUT) THEN
     libs$ = libs$ + " " + d2$ + "\src.a"
 END IF
 
+IF DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_ZLIB) THEN
+    defines$ = defines$ + defines_header$ + "DEPENDENCY_ZLIB"
+    IF win THEN 'ZLIB is only supported for windows versions so far
+        d$ = "internal\c\parts\zlib-1.2.11\"
+        'rebuild?
+        IF _FILEEXISTS(d$ + "os\" + o$ + "\src.a") = 0 THEN
+            Build d$ + "os\" + o$
+        END IF
+        libs$ = libs$ + " " + "parts\zlib-1.2.11\os\" + o$ + "\src.a -lz"
+    END IF
+END IF
+
 'finalize libs$ and defines$ strings
 IF LEN(libs$) THEN libs$ = libs$ + " "
 PATH_SLASH_CORRECT libs$