diff --git a/devel/mingw32-zlib/Makefile b/devel/mingw32-zlib/Makefile
index 8e5244061813..a22b212648e8 100644
--- a/devel/mingw32-zlib/Makefile
+++ b/devel/mingw32-zlib/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ COMMENT=	The zlib library cross-compiled for MinGW32
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PKGNAMEPREFIX}gcc:devel/${PKGNAMEPREFIX}gcc \
 		${LOCALBASE}/mingw32/include/sys/types.h:devel/${PKGNAMEPREFIX}bin-msvcrt
 
-USES=		tar:xz gmake
+USES=		tar:xz cpe gmake
 MAKEFILE=	win32/Makefile.gcc
 MAKE_ARGS=	PREFIX=${PKGNAMEPREFIX} \
 		BINARY_PATH=${CROSS_BASE}/bin \