diff --git a/jni/config.h b/jni/config.h
index 46fe316..69b978e 100644
--- a/jni/config.h
+++ b/jni/config.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #define HAVE_BASENAME 1
 #define HAVE_NETINET_TCP_H 1
 
+#define DISABLE_ZLIB 1
+
 
 #define DROPBEAR_SERVER 1