diff --git a/Dockerfile.apk b/Dockerfile.apk
index 53499d11..ae5c5e9f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.apk
+++ b/Dockerfile.apk
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     && chown kong:0 /usr/local/bin/kong \
     && chmod -R g=u ${KONG_PREFIX} \
     && rm -rf /tmp/kong.tar.gz \
-    && ln -sf /usr/local/openresty/bin/resty /usr/local/bin/resty \
+    && ln -sf /usr/lib64/libz.so.1 /usr/lib64/libz.so \
+h   && ln -sf /usr/local/openresty/bin/resty /usr/local/bin/resty \
     && ln -sf /usr/local/openresty/luajit/bin/luajit /usr/local/bin/luajit \
     && ln -sf /usr/local/openresty/luajit/bin/luajit /usr/local/bin/lua \
     && ln -sf /usr/local/openresty/nginx/sbin/nginx /usr/local/bin/nginx \
diff --git a/alpine/Dockerfile b/alpine/Dockerfile
index 9a9201c5..0fb60e9d 100644
--- a/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ RUN set -eux; \
     && chown kong:0 /usr/local/bin/kong \
     && chmod -R g=u /usr/local/kong \
     && rm -rf /tmp/kong.tar.gz \
+    && ln -sf /usr/lib64/libz.so.1 /usr/lib64/libz.so \
     && ln -sf /usr/local/openresty/bin/resty /usr/local/bin/resty \
     && ln -sf /usr/local/openresty/luajit/bin/luajit /usr/local/bin/luajit \
     && ln -sf /usr/local/openresty/luajit/bin/luajit /usr/local/bin/lua \