diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b537820..73c0ffe 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ add_subdirectory(runtime)
 add_executable(onnf main.cpp)
 
 target_link_libraries(onnf builder ${MLIRLibs} onnf_transform onnf_shape_inference onnf_lower_frontend)
-set_target_properties(onnf PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "-lz")
 whole_archive_link_mlir(onnf ${MLIRWholeArchiveLibs})
+find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
+target_link_libraries(onnf ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
 
 target_include_directories(onnf PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
 target_include_directories(onnf PRIVATE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})