diff --git a/external/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/external/qt/CMakeLists.txt
index f23ede0..e1c04d7 100644
--- a/external/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -240,8 +240,6 @@ else()
             SM
             fontconfig
             freetype
-            expat
-            z
             xcb
             X11
             X11-xcb
diff --git a/external/zlib/CMakeLists.txt b/external/zlib/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e33b90..b0245a9 100644
--- a/external/zlib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/zlib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ elseif (NOT WIN32)
     target_link_libraries(external_zlib INTERFACE external_minizip)
 endif()
 
-if (NOT DESKTOP_APP_USE_PACKAGED)
+if (NOT DESKTOP_APP_USE_PACKAGED AND NOT LINUX)
     target_include_directories(external_zlib SYSTEM
     INTERFACE
         ${libs_loc}/zlib