diff --git a/Configure b/Configure
index 561218717..8aa7ee1c7 100755
--- a/Configure
+++ b/Configure
@@ -748,9 +748,13 @@ PROCESS_ARGS:
 				{
 				$withargs{"krb5-".$1}=$2;
 				}
-			elsif (/^--with-zlib-(lib|include)=(.*)$/)
+			elsif (/^--with-zlib-lib=(.*)$/)
 				{
-				$withargs{"zlib-".$1}=$2;
+				$withargs{"zlib-lib"}=$1;
+				}
+			elsif (/^--with-zlib-include=(.*)$/)
+				{
+				$withargs{"zlib-include"}="-I$1";
 				}
 			else
 				{
diff --git a/util/mk1mf.pl b/util/mk1mf.pl
index 606e9209c..7f901ee93 100755
--- a/util/mk1mf.pl
+++ b/util/mk1mf.pl
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ for (;;)
 		{ $cflags .= " $val";}
 
 	if ($key eq "ZLIB_INCLUDE")
-		{ $cflags .= " -I$val";}
+		{ $cflags .= " $val" if $val ne "";}
 
 	if ($key eq "LIBZLIB")
 		{ $zlib_lib = "$val" if $val ne "";}