diff --git a/archive-patches/zlib-ldflags-tests.patch b/archive-patches/zlib-ldflags-tests.patch
index 19c40b74..b7885d77 100644
--- a/archive-patches/zlib-ldflags-tests.patch
+++ b/archive-patches/zlib-ldflags-tests.patch
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Upstream-Status: Pending
  LDSHARED=$(CC)
  CPP=$(CC) -E
 
-@@ -176,22 +176,22 @@ placebo $(SHAREDLIBV): $(PIC_OBJS) libz.
+@@ -286,22 +286,22 @@ placebo $(SHAREDLIBV): $(PIC_OBJS) libz.
 	-@rmdir objs
 
  example$(EXE): example.o $(STATICLIB)
diff --git a/archive-patches/zlib-remove.ldconfig.call.patch b/archive-patches/zlib-remove.ldconfig.call.patch
index 403b4825..30aeebbc 100644
--- a/archive-patches/zlib-remove.ldconfig.call.patch
+++ b/archive-patches/zlib-remove.ldconfig.call.patch
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [disable feature]
 diff -uNr zlib-1.2.6.orig/Makefile.in zlib-1.2.6/Makefile.in
 --- zlib-1.2.6.orig/Makefile.in	2012-01-28 23:48:50.000000000 +0100
 +++ zlib-1.2.6/Makefile.in	2012-02-13 15:38:20.577700723 +0100
-@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@
+@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@
  	  rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(sharedlibdir)/$(SHAREDLIB) $(DESTDIR)$(sharedlibdir)/$(SHAREDLIBM); \
  	  ln -s $(SHAREDLIBV) $(DESTDIR)$(sharedlibdir)/$(SHAREDLIB); \
  	  ln -s $(SHAREDLIBV) $(DESTDIR)$(sharedlibdir)/$(SHAREDLIBM); \
 -	  ($(LDCONFIG) || true)  >/dev/null 2>&1; \
  	fi
- 	cp zlib.3 $(DESTDIR)$(man3dir)
- 	chmod 644 $(DESTDIR)$(man3dir)/zlib.3
+ 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(man3dir)/zlib.3
+ 	cp $(SRCDIR)zlib.3 $(DESTDIR)$(man3dir)
diff --git a/make/system-libs.mk b/make/system-libs.mk
index b85a850c..3567e366 100644
--- a/make/system-libs.mk
+++ b/make/system-libs.mk
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 # makefile to build system libs
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ZLIB_PATCH  = zlib-ldflags-tests.patch
+ZLIB_PATCH += zlib-remove.ldconfig.call.patch
+
 $(D)/zlib: $(ARCHIVE)/zlib-$(ZLIB_VER).tar.gz | $(TARGET_DIR)
 	$(UNTAR)/zlib-$(ZLIB_VER).tar.gz
 	cd $(BUILD_TMP)/zlib-$(ZLIB_VER) && \
-		$(PATCH)/zlib-ldflags-tests.patch && \
-		$(PATCH)/zlib-remove.ldconfig.call.patch && \
+		$(call apply_patches, $(ZLIB_PATCH)) && \
 		rm -rf config.cache && \
 		$(BUILDENV) \
 		CC=$(TARGET)-gcc \
@@ -22,6 +26,8 @@ $(D)/zlib: $(ARCHIVE)/zlib-$(ZLIB_VER).tar.gz | $(TARGET_DIR)
 	$(REMOVE)/zlib-$(ZLIB_VER)
 	touch $@
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 $(D)/libfuse: $(ARCHIVE)/fuse-$(FUSE_VER).tar.gz | $(TARGET_DIR)
 	$(UNTAR)/fuse-$(FUSE_VER).tar.gz
 	pushd $(BUILD_TMP)/fuse-$(FUSE_VER) && \