diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 2534ad8..ce12d93 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_CHD), 1)
 	ifneq ($(STATIC_LINKING), 1)
 		ifeq ($(SYSTEM_ZLIB), 1)
 			INCFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --cflags zlib)
+			INCFLAGS += -I$(LIBRETRO_COMM_DIR)/include/compat
 			LIBS += $(shell pkg-config --libs zlib)
 		else
 			INCFLAGS += $(ZLIB_INCFLAGS)