diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/minizip-ng/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/minizip-ng/default.nix
index 9be33beff60e..385b5707754f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/minizip-ng/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/minizip-ng/default.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "-DMZ_OPENSSL=ON"
     "-DMZ_BUILD_TESTS=${if finalAttrs.doCheck then "ON" else "OFF"}"
     "-DMZ_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=${if finalAttrs.doCheck then "ON" else "OFF"}"
+    "-DMZ_LIB_SUFFIX='-ng'"
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
     # missing header file
     "-DMZ_LIBCOMP=OFF"