diff --git a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
index 976584fa73..5c371b0ba0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
@@ -348,10 +348,13 @@ (define-public libgit2
     (inputs
      `(("libssh2" ,libssh2)
        ("libcurl" ,curl)
-       ("python" ,python-wrapper)
-       ("openssl" ,openssl)))
+       ("python" ,python-wrapper)))
     (native-inputs
      `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
+    (propagated-inputs
+     ;; These two libraries are in 'Requires.private' in libgit2.pc.
+     `(("openssl" ,openssl)
+       ("zlib" ,zlib)))
     (home-page "https://libgit2.github.com/")
     (synopsis "Library providing Git core methods")
     (description