diff --git a/libmpcodecs/Makefile b/libmpcodecs/Makefile
index 1bf686a96d..95d2dd4e1e 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/Makefile
+++ b/libmpcodecs/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ include ../config.mak
 
 LIBNAME = libmpcodecs.a
 
-SRCS=dec_video.c vd.c vd_null.c vd_cinepak.c vd_qtrpza.c vd_ffmpeg.c vd_dshow.c vd_vfw.c vd_odivx.c vd_divx4.c vd_raw.c vd_xanim.c vd_msvidc.c vd_fli.c vd_qtrle.c vd_qtsmc.c vd_roqvideo.c vd_cyuv.c vd_nuv.c vd_libmpeg2.c vd_msrle.c vd_huffyuv.c
+SRCS=dec_video.c vd.c vd_null.c vd_cinepak.c vd_qtrpza.c vd_ffmpeg.c vd_dshow.c vd_vfw.c vd_odivx.c vd_divx4.c vd_raw.c vd_xanim.c vd_msvidc.c vd_fli.c vd_qtrle.c vd_qtsmc.c vd_roqvideo.c vd_cyuv.c vd_nuv.c vd_libmpeg2.c vd_msrle.c vd_huffyuv.c vd_zlib.c
 
 ifeq ($(PNG),yes)
 SRCS += vd_mpng.c
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vd.c b/libmpcodecs/vd.c
index 1e69d083b3..f9f3e26c9d 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/vd.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vd.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ extern vd_functions_t mpcodecs_vd_mpng;
 extern vd_functions_t mpcodecs_vd_ijpg;
 extern vd_functions_t mpcodecs_vd_libmpeg2;
 extern vd_functions_t mpcodecs_vd_huffyuv;
+extern vd_functions_t mpcodecs_vd_zlib;
 
 vd_functions_t* mpcodecs_vd_drivers[] = {
         &mpcodecs_vd_null,
@@ -86,6 +87,9 @@ vd_functions_t* mpcodecs_vd_drivers[] = {
 #endif
         &mpcodecs_vd_libmpeg2,
         &mpcodecs_vd_huffyuv,
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+        &mpcodecs_vd_zlib,
+#endif
 	NULL
 };