diff --git a/libretro-common/include/compat/zconf.h b/deps/zlib/zconf.h
similarity index 99%
rename from libretro-common/include/compat/zconf.h
rename to deps/zlib/zconf.h
index 8aaa8157e4..9987a77553 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/compat/zconf.h
+++ b/deps/zlib/zconf.h
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-#ifndef _COMPAT_ZLIB_H
-#define _COMPAT_ZLIB_H
-
-#ifdef WANT_ZLIB
 /* zconf.h -- configuration of the zlib compression library
  * Copyright (C) 1995-2013 Jean-loup Gailly.
  * For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in zlib.h
@@ -513,9 +509,3 @@ typedef uLong FAR uLongf;
 #endif
 
 #endif /* ZCONF_H */
-
-#else
-#include <zconf.h>
-#endif
-
-#endif
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/compat/zlib.h b/libretro-common/include/compat/zlib.h
index d210c8af71..bf3d53db40 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/compat/zlib.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/compat/zlib.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #ifndef ZLIB_H
 #define ZLIB_H
 
-#include <compat/zconf.h>
+#include "zconf.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {