diff --git a/reactos/lib/zlib/zlib.mak b/reactos/lib/zlib/zlib.mak
index 85ea498547d..1bd5258b68f 100755
--- a/reactos/lib/zlib/zlib.mak
+++ b/reactos/lib/zlib/zlib.mak
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 ZLIB_BASE = $(LIB_BASE_)zlib
 ZLIB_BASE_ = $(ZLIB_BASE)$(SEP)
-
 ZLIB_INT = $(INTERMEDIATE_)$(ZLIB_BASE)
+ZLIB_INT_ = $(INTERMEDIATE_)$(ZLIB_BASE)$(SEP)
 ZLIB_OUT = $(OUTPUT_)$(ZLIB_BASE)
+ZLIB_OUT_ = $(OUTPUT_)$(ZLIB_BASE)$(SEP)
 
-#$(ZLIB_INT): $(INTERMEDIATE_NO_SLASH) $(RMKDIR_TARGET)
-#	${mkdir} $(INTERMEDIATE)$(ZLIB_BASE)
+ifneq ($(INTERMEDIATE),$(OUTPUT))
+$(ZLIB_OUT): | $(OUTPUT_)$(LIB_BASE)
+	$(ECHO_MKDIR)
+	${mkdir} $@
+endif
 
 ZLIB_HOST_TARGET = \
 	$(ZLIB_OUT)$(SEP)zlib.host.a
@@ -28,22 +32,74 @@ ZLIB_HOST_SOURCES = $(addprefix $(ZLIB_BASE_), \
 	)
 
 ZLIB_HOST_OBJECTS = \
-	$(ZLIB_HOST_SOURCES:.c=.o)
+	$(addprefix $(INTERMEDIATE_), $(ZLIB_HOST_SOURCES:.c=.host.o))
 
 ZLIB_HOST_CFLAGS = -MMD -O3 -Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wpointer-arith -Wconversion \
   -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes
 
-.PHONY: zlib_host
-zlib_host: $(ZLIB_HOST_TARGET)
-
-$(ZLIB_HOST_TARGET): $(ZLIB_HOST_OBJECTS) $(ZLIB_OUT)
+$(ZLIB_HOST_TARGET): $(ZLIB_HOST_OBJECTS) | $(ZLIB_OUT)
 	$(ECHO_AR)
 	$(host_ar) -r $@ $(ZLIB_HOST_OBJECTS)
 
-$(ZLIB_HOST_OBJECTS): %.o : %.c $(ZLIB_BASE_DIR)
+$(ZLIB_INT_)adler32.host.o: $(ZLIB_BASE_)adler32.c | $(ZLIB_INT)
 	$(ECHO_CC)
 	${host_gcc} $(ZLIB_HOST_CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
+$(ZLIB_INT_)compress.host.o: $(ZLIB_BASE_)compress.c | $(ZLIB_INT)
+	$(ECHO_CC)
+	${host_gcc} $(ZLIB_HOST_CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+$(ZLIB_INT_)crc32.host.o: $(ZLIB_BASE_)crc32.c | $(ZLIB_INT)
+	$(ECHO_CC)
+	${host_gcc} $(ZLIB_HOST_CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+$(ZLIB_INT_)gzio.host.o: $(ZLIB_BASE_)gzio.c | $(ZLIB_INT)
+	$(ECHO_CC)
+	${host_gcc} $(ZLIB_HOST_CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+$(ZLIB_INT_)uncompr.host.o: $(ZLIB_BASE_)uncompr.c | $(ZLIB_INT)
+	$(ECHO_CC)
+	${host_gcc} $(ZLIB_HOST_CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+$(ZLIB_INT_)deflate.host.o: $(ZLIB_BASE_)deflate.c | $(ZLIB_INT)
+	$(ECHO_CC)
+	${host_gcc} $(ZLIB_HOST_CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+$(ZLIB_INT_)trees.host.o: $(ZLIB_BASE_)trees.c | $(ZLIB_INT)
+	$(ECHO_CC)
+	${host_gcc} $(ZLIB_HOST_CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+$(ZLIB_INT_)zutil.host.o: $(ZLIB_BASE_)zutil.c | $(ZLIB_INT)
+	$(ECHO_CC)
+	${host_gcc} $(ZLIB_HOST_CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+$(ZLIB_INT_)inflate.host.o: $(ZLIB_BASE_)inflate.c | $(ZLIB_INT)
+	$(ECHO_CC)
+	${host_gcc} $(ZLIB_HOST_CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+$(ZLIB_INT_)infblock.host.o: $(ZLIB_BASE_)infblock.c | $(ZLIB_INT)
+	$(ECHO_CC)
+	${host_gcc} $(ZLIB_HOST_CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+$(ZLIB_INT_)inftrees.host.o: $(ZLIB_BASE_)inftrees.c | $(ZLIB_INT)
+	$(ECHO_CC)
+	${host_gcc} $(ZLIB_HOST_CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+$(ZLIB_INT_)infcodes.host.o: $(ZLIB_BASE_)infcodes.c | $(ZLIB_INT)
+	$(ECHO_CC)
+	${host_gcc} $(ZLIB_HOST_CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+$(ZLIB_INT_)infutil.host.o: $(ZLIB_BASE_)infutil.c | $(ZLIB_INT)
+	$(ECHO_CC)
+	${host_gcc} $(ZLIB_HOST_CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+$(ZLIB_INT_)inffast.host.o: $(ZLIB_BASE_)inffast.c | $(ZLIB_INT)
+	$(ECHO_CC)
+	${host_gcc} $(ZLIB_HOST_CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+.PHONY: zlib_host
+zlib_host: $(ZLIB_HOST_TARGET)
+
 .PHONY: zlib_host_clean
 zlib_host_clean:
 	-@$(rm) $(ZLIB_HOST_TARGET) $(ZLIB_HOST_OBJECTS) 2>$(NUL)