diff --git a/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_qt.m4 b/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_qt.m4
index ba37522a7..e11c9b90e 100644
--- a/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_qt.m4
+++ b/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_qt.m4
@@ -488,8 +488,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([_BITCOIN_QT_FIND_LIBS_WITHOUT_PKGCONFIG],[
   ])
 
   BITCOIN_QT_CHECK(AC_CHECK_LIB([z] ,[main],,AC_MSG_WARN([zlib not found. Assuming qt has it built-in])))
-  BITCOIN_QT_CHECK(AC_CHECK_LIB([png] ,[main],,AC_MSG_WARN([libpng not found. Assuming qt has it built-in])))
-  BITCOIN_QT_CHECK(AC_CHECK_LIB([jpeg] ,[main],,AC_MSG_WARN([libjpeg not found. Assuming qt has it built-in])))
+  BITCOIN_QT_CHECK(AC_SEARCH_LIBS([png_error] ,[qtpng png],,AC_MSG_WARN([libpng not found. Assuming qt has it built-in])))
+  BITCOIN_QT_CHECK(AC_SEARCH_LIBS([jpeg_create_decompress] ,[qtjpeg jpeg],,AC_MSG_WARN([libjpeg not found. Assuming qt has it built-in])))
   BITCOIN_QT_CHECK(AC_SEARCH_LIBS([pcre16_exec], [qtpcre pcre16],,AC_MSG_WARN([libpcre16 not found. Assuming qt has it built-in])))
   BITCOIN_QT_CHECK(AC_SEARCH_LIBS([hb_ot_tags_from_script] ,[qtharfbuzzng harfbuzz],,AC_MSG_WARN([libharfbuzz not found. Assuming qt has it built-in or support is disabled])))
   BITCOIN_QT_CHECK(AC_CHECK_LIB([${QT_LIB_PREFIX}Core]   ,[main],,BITCOIN_QT_FAIL(lib$QT_LIB_PREFIXCore not found)))
diff --git a/depends/packages/packages.mk b/depends/packages/packages.mk
index 4cf44385b..088723ebd 100644
--- a/depends/packages/packages.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/packages.mk
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ packages:=boost openssl libevent zeromq
 native_packages := native_ccache
 
 qt_native_packages = native_protobuf
-qt_packages = qrencode protobuf
+qt_packages = qrencode protobuf zlib
 
 qt_x86_64_linux_packages:=qt expat dbus libxcb xcb_proto libXau xproto freetype fontconfig libX11 xextproto libXext xtrans
 qt_i686_linux_packages:=$(qt_x86_64_linux_packages)
diff --git a/depends/packages/qt.mk b/depends/packages/qt.mk
index 6e38d1ac6..bbfdb766e 100644
--- a/depends/packages/qt.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/qt.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ $(package)_download_path=http://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/5.7/$($(pack
 $(package)_suffix=opensource-src-$($(package)_version).tar.gz
 $(package)_file_name=qtbase-$($(package)_suffix)
 $(package)_sha256_hash=95f83e532d23b3ddbde7973f380ecae1bac13230340557276f75f2e37984e410
-$(package)_dependencies=openssl
+$(package)_dependencies=openssl zlib
 $(package)_linux_dependencies=freetype fontconfig libxcb libX11 xproto libXext
 $(package)_build_subdir=qtbase
 $(package)_qt_libs=corelib network widgets gui plugins testlib
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ $(package)_config_opts += -prefix $(host_prefix)
 $(package)_config_opts += -qt-libpng
 $(package)_config_opts += -qt-libjpeg
 $(package)_config_opts += -qt-pcre
-$(package)_config_opts += -qt-zlib
+$(package)_config_opts += -system-zlib
 $(package)_config_opts += -reduce-exports
 $(package)_config_opts += -static
 $(package)_config_opts += -silent
@@ -140,12 +140,13 @@ define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
   patch -p1 < $($(package)_patch_dir)/pidlist_absolute.patch && \
   patch -p1 < $($(package)_patch_dir)/fix-xcb-include-order.patch && \
   patch -p1 < $($(package)_patch_dir)/fix_qt_pkgconfig.patch && \
-  echo "QMAKE_CFLAGS     += $($(package)_cflags) $($(package)_cppflags)" >> qtbase/mkspecs/common/gcc-base.conf && \
-  echo "QMAKE_CXXFLAGS   += $($(package)_cxxflags) $($(package)_cppflags)" >> qtbase/mkspecs/common/gcc-base.conf && \
-  echo "QMAKE_LFLAGS     += $($(package)_ldflags)" >> qtbase/mkspecs/common/gcc-base.conf && \
-  sed -i.old "s|QMAKE_CFLAGS            = |QMAKE_CFLAGS            = $($(package)_cflags) $($(package)_cppflags) |" qtbase/mkspecs/win32-g++/qmake.conf && \
-  sed -i.old "s|QMAKE_LFLAGS            = |QMAKE_LFLAGS            = $($(package)_ldflags) |" qtbase/mkspecs/win32-g++/qmake.conf && \
-  sed -i.old "s|QMAKE_CXXFLAGS          = |QMAKE_CXXFLAGS            = $($(package)_cxxflags) $($(package)_cppflags) |" qtbase/mkspecs/win32-g++/qmake.conf
+  echo "!host_build: QMAKE_CFLAGS     += $($(package)_cflags) $($(package)_cppflags)" >> qtbase/mkspecs/common/gcc-base.conf && \
+  echo "!host_build: QMAKE_CXXFLAGS   += $($(package)_cxxflags) $($(package)_cppflags)" >> qtbase/mkspecs/common/gcc-base.conf && \
+  echo "!host_build: QMAKE_LFLAGS     += $($(package)_ldflags)" >> qtbase/mkspecs/common/gcc-base.conf && \
+  sed -i.old "s|QMAKE_CFLAGS            = |!host_build: QMAKE_CFLAGS            = $($(package)_cflags) $($(package)_cppflags) |" qtbase/mkspecs/win32-g++/qmake.conf && \
+  sed -i.old "s|QMAKE_LFLAGS            = |!host_build: QMAKE_LFLAGS            = $($(package)_ldflags) |" qtbase/mkspecs/win32-g++/qmake.conf && \
+  sed -i.old "s|QMAKE_CXXFLAGS          = |!host_build: QMAKE_CXXFLAGS            = $($(package)_cxxflags) $($(package)_cppflags) |" qtbase/mkspecs/win32-g++/qmake.conf
+
 endef
 
 define $(package)_config_cmds
@@ -153,6 +154,8 @@ define $(package)_config_cmds
   export PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=$(host_prefix)/lib/pkgconfig && \
   export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$(host_prefix)/share/pkgconfig  && \
   ./configure $($(package)_config_opts) && \
+  echo "host_build: QT_CONFIG ~= s/system-zlib/zlib" >> mkspecs/qconfig.pri && \
+  echo "CONFIG += force_bootstrap" >> mkspecs/qconfig.pri && \
   $(MAKE) sub-src-clean && \
   cd ../qttranslations && ../qtbase/bin/qmake qttranslations.pro -o Makefile && \
   cd translations && ../../qtbase/bin/qmake translations.pro -o Makefile && cd ../.. &&\
diff --git a/depends/packages/zlib.mk b/depends/packages/zlib.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ff5d00bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/depends/packages/zlib.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package=zlib
+$(package)_version=1.2.11
+$(package)_download_path=http://www.zlib.net
+$(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.gz
+$(package)_sha256_hash=c3e5e9fdd5004dcb542feda5ee4f0ff0744628baf8ed2dd5d66f8ca1197cb1a1
+
+define $(package)_set_vars
+$(package)_build_opts= CC="$($(package)_cc)"
+$(package)_build_opts+=CFLAGS="$($(package)_cflags) $($(package)_cppflags) -fPIC"
+$(package)_build_opts+=AR="$($(package)_ar)"
+$(package)_build_opts+=RANLIB="$($(package)_ranlib)"
+endef
+
+define $(package)_config_cmds
+  ./configure --static --prefix=$(host_prefix)
+endef
+
+define $(package)_build_cmds
+  $(MAKE) $($(package)_build_opts) libz.a
+endef
+
+define $(package)_stage_cmds
+  $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) install $($(package)_build_opts)
+endef
+
diff --git a/depends/patches/qt/mac-qmake.conf b/depends/patches/qt/mac-qmake.conf
index f565fe3e7..ca70d30b1 100644
--- a/depends/patches/qt/mac-qmake.conf
+++ b/depends/patches/qt/mac-qmake.conf
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ QMAKE_MAC_SDK.macosx.Path = $${MAC_SDK_PATH}
 QMAKE_MAC_SDK.macosx.platform_name = macosx
 QMAKE_MAC_SDK.macosx.SDKVersion = $${MAC_SDK_VERSION}
 QMAKE_MAC_SDK.macosx.PlatformPath = /phony
-QMAKE_CFLAGS += -target $${MAC_TARGET}
-QMAKE_OBJECTIVE_CFLAGS += $$QMAKE_CFLAGS
-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += $$QMAKE_CFLAGS
-QMAKE_LFLAGS += -target $${MAC_TARGET} -mlinker-version=$${MAC_LD64_VERSION}
+!host_build: QMAKE_CFLAGS += -target $${MAC_TARGET}
+!host_build: QMAKE_OBJECTIVE_CFLAGS += $$QMAKE_CFLAGS
+!host_build: QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += $$QMAKE_CFLAGS
+!host_build: QMAKE_LFLAGS += -target $${MAC_TARGET} -mlinker-version=$${MAC_LD64_VERSION}
 QMAKE_AR = $${CROSS_COMPILE}ar cq
 QMAKE_RANLIB=$${CROSS_COMPILE}ranlib
 QMAKE_LIBTOOL=$${CROSS_COMPILE}libtool