diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 71932506..34b28d19 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ libc = { version = "0.2.43", optional = true }
 pkg-config = "0.3.9"
 cc = "1.0.18"
 cmake = { version = "0.1.44", optional = true }
-
-[target.'cfg(target_env = "msvc")'.build-dependencies]
 vcpkg = "0.2"
 
 [features]
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index ca8860ad..51ebe6bf 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ fn main() {
         }
     }
 
-    if target.contains("msvc") {
+    if target.contains("windows") {
         if try_vcpkg() {
             return;
         }
@@ -158,18 +158,11 @@ mod build_zng;
 #[cfg(feature = "zlib-ng")]
 use build_zng::build_zlib_ng;
 
-#[cfg(not(target_env = "msvc"))]
-fn try_vcpkg() -> bool {
-    false
-}
-
-#[cfg(target_env = "msvc")]
 fn try_vcpkg() -> bool {
     // see if there is a vcpkg tree with zlib installed
     match vcpkg::Config::new()
         .emit_includes(true)
-        .lib_names("zlib", "zlib1")
-        .probe("zlib")
+        .find_package("zlib")
     {
         Ok(_) => true,
         Err(e) => {