diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 546de91e1..dab388f76 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ ifeq ($(ENABLE_VERIFIC),1)
 VERIFIC_DIR ?= /usr/local/src/verific_lib_eval
 VERIFIC_COMPONENTS ?= verilog vhdl database util containers sdf
 CXXFLAGS += $(patsubst %,-I$(VERIFIC_DIR)/%,$(VERIFIC_COMPONENTS)) -DYOSYS_ENABLE_VERIFIC
-LDLIBS += $(patsubst %,$(VERIFIC_DIR)/%/*-linux.a,$(VERIFIC_COMPONENTS))
+LDLIBS += $(patsubst %,$(VERIFIC_DIR)/%/*-linux.a,$(VERIFIC_COMPONENTS)) -lz
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(ENABLE_COVER),1)