diff --git a/Makefile.windows b/Makefile.windows
index 0770cbe..075e428 100644
--- a/Makefile.windows
+++ b/Makefile.windows
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 MAKE=mingw32-make
 
 all: config.make
-	$(MAKE) -C src\zlib all
+	$(MAKE) -C src\zlib -f Makefile.windows all
 	$(MAKE) -C src\sdl-instead all
 	$(MAKE) -C themes -f Makefile.windows all
 
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ config.make:
 
 clean:
 	$(MAKE) -C src\sdl-instead clean
+	$(MAKE) -C src\zlib -f Makefile.windows clean
 
 install: all
 	if not exist bin mkdir bin
@@ -20,5 +21,3 @@ install: all
 	$(MAKE) -C icon -f Makefile.windows install
 	$(MAKE) -C languages -f Makefile.windows install
 	$(MAKE) -C doc -f Makefile.windows install
-
-
diff --git a/Rules.windows b/Rules.windows
index a10621a..1bb7b70 100644
--- a/Rules.windows
+++ b/Rules.windows
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ LDFLAGS += -liconv
 CC=gcc
 RM=del
 EXE=.exe
+AR=ar -rc
+RANLIB=ranlib
 
 INSTALLD=echo mkdir
 INSTALL=copy
diff --git a/src/zlib/Makefile b/src/zlib/Makefile
index 1c4a543..c5b3684 100644
--- a/src/zlib/Makefile
+++ b/src/zlib/Makefile
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ libz.a: $(OBJS) $(OBJA)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o *.a
+
+install:
+	
diff --git a/src/zlib/Makefile.windows b/src/zlib/Makefile.windows
index 7c0d5bb..1cd3a26 100644
--- a/src/zlib/Makefile.windows
+++ b/src/zlib/Makefile.windows
@@ -4,5 +4,14 @@ include ../../config.make
 OBJS = adler32.o compress.o crc32.o gzio.o uncompr.o deflate.o trees.o \
        zutil.o inflate.o infback.o inftrees.o inffast.o
 
-all:
+all: libz.a
+
+libz.a: $(OBJS) $(OBJA)
+	$(AR) $@ $(OBJS) $(OBJA)
+	$(RANLIB) $@ >null 2>&1
+
+clean:
+	rm *.o *.a
+
+install: