diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index 1cb2497296a7ea..3fa9277d859ea8 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -900,7 +900,6 @@
             'HAVE_INSPECTOR=1',
           ],
           'dependencies': [
-            'deps/zlib/zlib.gyp:zlib',
             'v8_inspector_compress_protocol_json#host'
           ],
           'include_dirs': [
@@ -913,6 +912,11 @@
             'test/cctest/test_inspector_socket_server.cc'
           ],
           'conditions': [
+            [ 'node_shared_zlib=="false"', {
+              'dependencies': [
+                'deps/zlib/zlib.gyp:zlib',
+              ]
+            }],
             [ 'node_shared_openssl=="false"', {
               'dependencies': [
                 'deps/openssl/openssl.gyp:openssl'