diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index cf56353b5..e06bc0f8b 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ Emulation fixes:
  - GBA Video: Properly clear VRAM on reset (fixes mgba.io/i/3690)
 Other fixes:
  - 3DS: Don't detach autosave thread (fixes mgba.io/i/3561)
+ - CMake: Fix minizip unztell64 detection outside default library paths
  - Core: Fix inconsistencies with setting game-specific overrides (fixes mgba.io/i/2963)
  - Core: Don't leave initial empty state in rewind queue
  - Debugger: Fix writing to specific segment in command-line debugger
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c30185090..834e9fd9c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -679,7 +679,11 @@ elseif(USE_MINIZIP)
 	list(APPEND VFS_SRC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/util/vfs/vfs-zip.c)
 	set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS},libminizip1")
 	set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${MINIZIP_LIBRARIES})
+	foreach(DIR IN LISTS MINIZIP_LIBRARY_DIRS)
+		set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} -L${DIR}")
+	endforeach()
 	check_function_exists(unztell64 HAVE_UNZTELL64)
+	unset(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS)
 	unset(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
 	if(NOT HAVE_UNZTELL64)
 		add_definitions(-Dunztell64=unzTell64)  # Bug in downstream minizip that some distros use