diff --git a/net-print/cups/cups-2.1.4.ebuild b/net-print/cups/cups-2.1.4.ebuild
index 779d8ccdf1cae..c93b96cabb50b 100644
--- a/net-print/cups/cups-2.1.4.ebuild
+++ b/net-print/cups/cups-2.1.4.ebuild
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ done
 
 CDEPEND="
 	app-text/libpaper
+	sys-libs/zlib
 	acl? (
 		kernel_linux? (
 			sys-apps/acl
diff --git a/net-print/cups/cups-2.2.2-r1.ebuild b/net-print/cups/cups-2.2.2-r1.ebuild
index 0e8b61de1195c..a4fe11d96b279 100644
--- a/net-print/cups/cups-2.2.2-r1.ebuild
+++ b/net-print/cups/cups-2.2.2-r1.ebuild
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ done
 
 CDEPEND="
 	app-text/libpaper
+	sys-libs/zlib
 	acl? (
 		kernel_linux? (
 			sys-apps/acl
diff --git a/net-print/cups/cups-9999.ebuild b/net-print/cups/cups-9999.ebuild
index d7956834c1fec..9b1b655e91d04 100644
--- a/net-print/cups/cups-9999.ebuild
+++ b/net-print/cups/cups-9999.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ done
 
 CDEPEND="
 	app-text/libpaper
+	sys-libs/zlib
 	acl? (
 		kernel_linux? (
 			sys-apps/acl