diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5a228e342..402ff2226 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ ENDIF()
 IF (ZLIB_FOUND)
 	INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 	LINK_LIBRARIES(${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
-ELSE()
+	# Fake the message CMake would have shown
+	MESSAGE("-- Found zlib: ${ZLIB_LIBRARY}")
+ELSEIF (NOT ZLIB_LIBRARY)
 	MESSAGE( "zlib was not found; using bundled 3rd-party sources." )
 	INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(deps/zlib)
 	ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DNO_VIZ -DSTDC -DNO_GZIP)