diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index dc6a96c5..7fd9076c 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -8584,6 +8584,11 @@ package-flags:
     # based on https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stackage/issues/7361
     xxhash-ffi:
       pkg-config: false
+
+    # See https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stackage/issues/7387
+    zlib:
+      pkg-config: false
+
 # end of package-flags
 
 # Special configure options for individual packages