diff --git a/src/libsync/logger.cpp b/src/libsync/logger.cpp
index d5d2048314..a9df83a635 100644
--- a/src/libsync/logger.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/logger.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
+#ifdef ZLIB_FOUND
 #include <zlib.h>
+#endif
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
 #include <io.h> // for stdout
@@ -261,6 +263,7 @@ void Logger::disableTemporaryFolderLogDir()
 
 static bool compressLog(const QString &originalName, const QString &targetName)
 {
+#ifdef ZLIB_FOUND
     QFile original(originalName);
     if (!original.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly))
         return false;
@@ -279,6 +282,9 @@ static bool compressLog(const QString &originalName, const QString &targetName)
     }
     gzclose(compressed);
     return true;
+#else
+    return false;
+#endif
 }
 
 void Logger::enterNextLogFile()