diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libLAS/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libLAS/package.nix
index 5409edbf5e35..138f56e8391e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libLAS/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libLAS/package.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   libgeotiff,
   libtiff,
   laszip_2,
+  zlib,
   fixDarwinDylibNames,
 }:
 
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libgeotiff
     libtiff
     laszip_2
+    zlib
   ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [