diff --git a/Source/Managers/ActivityMan.cpp b/Source/Managers/ActivityMan.cpp
index 65a2d41b6..8c6d7b9b9 100644
--- a/Source/Managers/ActivityMan.cpp
+++ b/Source/Managers/ActivityMan.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,13 @@
 
 #include "MusicMan.h"
 
+#ifdef SYSTEM_MINIZIP
+#include <minizip/zip.h>
+#include <minizip/unzip.h>
+#else
 #include "zip.h"
 #include "unzip.h"
+#endif
 
 #include "tracy/Tracy.hpp"
 
diff --git a/Source/Menus/SaveLoadMenuGUI.cpp b/Source/Menus/SaveLoadMenuGUI.cpp
index 4846d958c..03350d905 100644
--- a/Source/Menus/SaveLoadMenuGUI.cpp
+++ b/Source/Menus/SaveLoadMenuGUI.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,13 @@
 
 #include <execution>
 
+#ifdef SYSTEM_MINIZIP
+#include <minizip/zip.h>
+#include <minizip/unzip.h>
+#else
 #include "zip.h"
 #include "unzip.h"
+#endif
 
 using namespace RTE;
 
diff --git a/Source/System/System.cpp b/Source/System/System.cpp
index 8894d67b6..cb41eb6f1 100644
--- a/Source/System/System.cpp
+++ b/Source/System/System.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #include "System.h"
 
 #include "RTETools.h"
+#ifdef SYSTEM_MINIZIP
+#include <minizip/unzip.h>
+#else
 #include "unzip.h"
+#endif
 
 #include "RTEError.h"
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a2c6e7648..171c89516 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ if host_machine.system() in ['linux','darwin']
     dependency('tbb'),
     dependency('gl')
   ]
+  preprocessor_flags+=['-DSYSTEM_MINIZIP']
   if host_machine.system()=='darwin'
     deps += dependency('appleframeworks', modules: ['Foundation'])  
   endif