diff --git a/builders/macos-python-builder.psm1 b/builders/macos-python-builder.psm1
index 90c4d98..01664f0 100644
--- a/builders/macos-python-builder.psm1
+++ b/builders/macos-python-builder.psm1
@@ -32,11 +32,16 @@ class macOSPythonBuilder : NixPythonBuilder {
         #>
 
         # Only for Python 3.7.17, install additional dependencies
-        if ($this.Version -eq "3.7.17") {
-            Write-Host "Installing additional dependencies for Python 3.7.17..."
-            # Install necessary dependencies for Python 3.7.17
-            Execute-Command -Command "brew install bzip2 zlib readline ncurses sqlite3 openssl@1.1"
-        }
+    if ($this.Version -eq "3.7.17") {
+        Write-Host "Installing additional dependencies for Python 3.7.17..."
+        # Install necessary dependencies for Python 3.7.17
+        Execute-Command -Command "brew install bzip2 zlib readline ncurses sqlite3 openssl@1.1"
+
+        # Ensure the environment variables for zlib are set correctly
+        $zlibPrefix = (brew --prefix zlib)
+        $env:LDFLAGS += " -L$($zlibPrefix)/lib"
+        $env:CFLAGS += " -I$($zlibPrefix)/include"
+    }
     }
 
     [void] Configure() {