diff --git a/msvc-deps/curl/CMake/FindZLIB.cmake b/msvc-deps/curl/CMake/FindZLIB.cmake
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+# Locate zlib
+include("${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/FindZLIB.cmake")
+
+# starting 2.8 it is better to use standard modules
+if(CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION EQUAL "2" AND CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION LESS "8")
+  find_library(ZLIB_LIBRARY_DEBUG NAMES zd zlibd zdlld zlib1d )
+  if(ZLIB_FOUND AND ZLIB_LIBRARY_DEBUG)
+    set( ZLIB_LIBRARIES optimized "${ZLIB_LIBRARY}" debug ${ZLIB_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
+  endif()
+endif()