diff --git a/code/CMakeModules/Findassimp.cmake b/code/CMakeModules/Findassimp.cmake
index 6748cd221..41e53cf94 100644
--- a/code/CMakeModules/Findassimp.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/Findassimp.cmake
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ FIND_LIBRARY(
 
 IF (assimp_INCLUDE_DIRS AND assimp_LIBRARIES)
     SET(assimp_FOUND TRUE)
+    FIND_PACKAGE(ZLIB)
+    IF(ZLIB_FOUND)
+        SET(assimp_LIBRARIES ${assimp_LIBRARIES} ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
+    ENDIF()
 ENDIF (assimp_INCLUDE_DIRS AND assimp_LIBRARIES)
 
 IF (assimp_FOUND)