diff --git a/zconf.h.in b/zconf.h.in
index 074f0255..e7183db3 100644
--- a/zconf.h.in
+++ b/zconf.h.in
@@ -200,4 +200,7 @@ typedef PTRDIFF_TYPE ptrdiff_t;
 
 typedef size_t z_size_t;
 
+/* Some packages depend on FAR being defined, i.e. old versions of minizip. */
+#define FAR
+
 #endif /* ZCONF_H */