diff --git a/src/zip-1-fixes.patch b/src/zip-1-fixes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9dd15ebd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/zip-1-fixes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+This file is part of MXE. See LICENSE.md for licensing information.
+
+Contains ad hoc patches for cross building.
+
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Mark Brand <mabrand@mabrand.nl>
+Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:22:41 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH 1/1] MXE build fixes
+
+
+diff --git a/win32/makefile.gcc b/win32/makefile.gcc
+index 1111111..2222222 100644
+--- a/win32/makefile.gcc
++++ b/win32/makefile.gcc
+@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ zipcloak.exe: $(OBJC)
+ 	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJC) $(LIBS)
+ 
+ zipnote.exe: $(OBJN)
+-	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJN)
++	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJN) $(LIBS)
+ 
+ zipsplit.exe: $(OBJS)
+-	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS)
++	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
+ 
+ clean:
+ 	rm -f *.o $(ZIPS)
+diff --git a/win32/osdep.h b/win32/osdep.h
+index 1111111..2222222 100644
+--- a/win32/osdep.h
++++ b/win32/osdep.h
+@@ -438,10 +438,10 @@
+ #endif
+ 
+ #ifdef _MBCS
+-#  if (!defined(__EMX__) && !defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(__CYGWIN__))
++//#  if (!defined(__EMX__) && !defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(__CYGWIN__))
+ #    include <stdlib.h>
+ #    include <mbstring.h>
+-#  endif
++//#  endif
+ #  if (defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(MB_CUR_MAX))
+ #    ifdef __MSVCRT__
+        IZ_IMP extern int *__p___mb_cur_max(void);
diff --git a/src/zip.mk b/src/zip.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..970ea8e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/zip.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# This file is part of MXE. See LICENSE.md for licensing information.
+
+PKG             := zip
+$(PKG)_WEBSITE  := http://www.info-zip.org
+$(PKG)_DESCR    := Info-ZIP
+$(PKG)_IGNORE   :=
+$(PKG)_VERSION  := 3.0
+$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := f0e8bb1f9b7eb0b01285495a2699df3a4b766784c1765a8f1aeedf63c0806369
+$(PKG)_VERSIONF := $(shell echo $($(PKG)_VERSION) | tr -d .)
+$(PKG)_SUBDIR   := $(PKG)$($(PKG)_VERSIONF)
+$(PKG)_FILE     := $(PKG)$($(PKG)_VERSIONF).tar.gz
+$(PKG)_URL      := $(SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR)/project/infozip/Zip%203.x%20%28latest%29/$($(PKG)_VERSION)/$($(PKG)_FILE)
+
+$(PKG)_DEPS     := cc zlib
+
+define $(PKG)_UPDATE
+    echo 'NOTE: automatic updates for zip are disabled.' >&2;
+    echo $(zip_VERSION)
+endef
+
+define $(PKG)_BUILD
+    $(MAKE) -C '$(1)' -j '$(JOBS)' -f win32/makefile.gcc \
+        CC=$(TARGET)-gcc \
+        RC=$(TARGET)-windres \
+        USEZLIB=1
+
+    $(INSTALL) '$(1)'/*.exe '$(PREFIX)'/$(TARGET)/bin
+endef