diff --git a/CI/before_script.osx.sh b/CI/before_script.osx.sh
index 32bdd41ae..00a948c65 100755
--- a/CI/before_script.osx.sh
+++ b/CI/before_script.osx.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ mkdir build
 cd build
 
 cmake \
--D CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-lz" \
 -D CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$DEPENDENCIES_ROOT;$QT_PATH" \
 -D CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET="10.8" \
 -D CMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT="macosx10.11" \
diff --git a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
index 58dc2e8e5..c349e3fef 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ endif()
 if(APPLE)
     find_library(COCOA_FRAMEWORK Cocoa)
     find_library(IOKIT_FRAMEWORK IOKit)
-    target_link_libraries(openmw ${COCOA_FRAMEWORK} ${IOKIT_FRAMEWORK})
+    target_link_libraries(openmw z ${COCOA_FRAMEWORK} ${IOKIT_FRAMEWORK})
 
     if (FFmpeg_FOUND)
         find_library(COREVIDEO_FRAMEWORK CoreVideo)