diff --git a/system/zlib/Makefile b/system/zlib/Makefile
index 0409e1c52..fa8266ffb 100644
--- a/system/zlib/Makefile
+++ b/system/zlib/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ $(ZLIB_ZIP):
 $(ZLIB_SRC) : $(ZLIB_ZIP)
 	unzip -o $(ZLIB_ZIP)
 	mv zlib-1.3 $(ZLIB_SRC)
-endif
 
 context:: $(ZLIB_SRC)
 
@@ -49,6 +48,8 @@ distclean::
 	$(call DELDIR, $(ZLIB_SRC))
 	$(call DELFILE, $(ZLIB_ZIP))
 
+endif
+
 MODULE = $(CONFIG_LIB_ZLIB)
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_FS_LARGEFILE),y)