diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e5567ce6..71294406f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -426,6 +426,9 @@ endif()
 # to ensure that osrm binaries play well with other binaries like nodejs
 find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
 add_dependency_includes(${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+message(STATUS "Zlib found: ${ZLIB_FOUND}")
+message(STATUS "Zlib include dirs: ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+message(STATUS "Zlib libraries: ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}")
 message(STATUS "Using zlib include dirs ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
 add_dependency_defines(-DBOOST_SPIRIT_USE_PHOENIX_V3)
 add_dependency_defines(-DBOOST_RESULT_OF_USE_DECLTYPE)