diff --git a/tests/db_tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/db_tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 294f3112..2333a149 100644
--- a/tests/db_tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/db_tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 add_executable(db_tests db_tests.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(db_tests crypto common lmdb ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(db_tests crypto common lmdb zlib ${Boost_LIBRARIES})