diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9e54319..b719d38 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6554,6 +6551,15 @@ for i in ${target_configdirs_all} ; do
   fi
 done
 
+# Exclude target-zlib if target-libjava isn't built.
+case ${target_configdirs} in
+*target-libjava*)
+  ;;
+*)
+  target_configdirs="`echo ${target_configdirs} | sed -e 's/target-zlib//'`"
+  ;;
+esac
+
 # libiberty-linker-plugin is special: it doesn't have its own source directory,
 # so we have to add it after the preceding checks.
 if test x"$extra_linker_plugin_flags$extra_linker_plugin_configure_flags" != x
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index eaf4661..a4e4c7d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2251,6 +2248,15 @@ for i in ${target_configdirs_all} ; do
   fi
 done
 
+# Exclude target-zlib if target-libjava isn't built.
+case ${target_configdirs} in
+*target-libjava*)
+  ;;
+*)
+  target_configdirs="`echo ${target_configdirs} | sed -e 's/target-zlib//'`"
+  ;;
+esac
+
 # libiberty-linker-plugin is special: it doesn't have its own source directory,
 # so we have to add it after the preceding checks.
 if test x"$extra_linker_plugin_flags$extra_linker_plugin_configure_flags" != x