diff --git a/sbin/build.sh b/sbin/build.sh
index dc86c6648..26474885c 100755
--- a/sbin/build.sh
+++ b/sbin/build.sh
@@ -548,9 +548,7 @@ configureFreetypeLocation() {
 
 configureZlibLocation() {
   if [[ ! "${CONFIGURE_ARGS}" =~ "--with-zlib" ]]; then
-    if [[ "${BUILD_CONFIG[OPENJDK_FEATURE_NUMBER]}" -ge 21 ]]; then
-        addConfigureArg "--with-zlib=" "bundled"
-    fi
+    addConfigureArg "--with-zlib=" "bundled"
   fi
 }