diff --git a/java/org/rocksdb/RocksDB.java b/java/org/rocksdb/RocksDB.java
index cec73ed49..a55266e25 100644
--- a/java/org/rocksdb/RocksDB.java
+++ b/java/org/rocksdb/RocksDB.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import org.rocksdb.util.Environment;
 public class RocksDB extends RocksObject {
   public static final int NOT_FOUND = -1;
   private static final String[] compressionLibs_ = {
-      "snappy", "zlib", "bzip2", "lz4", "lz4hc"};
+      "snappy", "z", "bzip2", "lz4", "lz4hc"};
 
   /**
    * Loads the necessary library files.
diff --git a/java/org/rocksdb/benchmark/DbBenchmark.java b/java/org/rocksdb/benchmark/DbBenchmark.java
index 5fcbed7e2..d0b2eab21 100644
--- a/java/org/rocksdb/benchmark/DbBenchmark.java
+++ b/java/org/rocksdb/benchmark/DbBenchmark.java
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ public class DbBenchmark {
       if (compressionType_.equals("snappy")) {
         System.loadLibrary("snappy");
       } else if (compressionType_.equals("zlib")) {
-        System.loadLibrary("zlib");
+        System.loadLibrary("z");
       } else if (compressionType_.equals("bzip2")) {
         System.loadLibrary("bzip2");
       } else if (compressionType_.equals("lz4")) {