diff --git a/samples/minimal/minimal_carbon.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/samples/minimal/minimal_carbon.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 8c956f8f4f..5d55b1c455 100644
--- a/samples/minimal/minimal_carbon.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/samples/minimal/minimal_carbon.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -254,10 +254,7 @@
 			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
 			baseConfigurationReference = 40E3518610EF31130029DC34 /* wxcarbon.xcconfig */;
 			buildSettings = {
-				OTHER_LDFLAGS = (
-					"$(OTHER_LDFLAGS)",
-					"-lz",
-				);
+				OTHER_LDFLAGS = "$(OTHER_LDFLAGS)";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = minimal_carbon;
 			};
 			name = Debug;
@@ -266,10 +263,7 @@
 			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
 			baseConfigurationReference = 40E3518610EF31130029DC34 /* wxcarbon.xcconfig */;
 			buildSettings = {
-				OTHER_LDFLAGS = (
-					"$(OTHER_LDFLAGS)",
-					"-lz",
-				);
+				OTHER_LDFLAGS = "$(OTHER_LDFLAGS)";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = minimal_carbon;
 			};
 			name = Release;
diff --git a/samples/minimal/minimal_cocoa.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/samples/minimal/minimal_cocoa.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 8e82bff46c..54dfaf85f4 100644
--- a/samples/minimal/minimal_cocoa.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/samples/minimal/minimal_cocoa.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -254,10 +254,7 @@
 			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
 			baseConfigurationReference = 407A752213B0E1EB006BC2D5 /* wxcocoa.xcconfig */;
 			buildSettings = {
-				OTHER_LDFLAGS = (
-					"$(OTHER_LDFLAGS)",
-					"-lz",
-				);
+				OTHER_LDFLAGS = "$(OTHER_LDFLAGS)";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = minimal_cocoa;
 			};
 			name = Debug;
@@ -266,10 +263,7 @@
 			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
 			baseConfigurationReference = 407A752213B0E1EB006BC2D5 /* wxcocoa.xcconfig */;
 			buildSettings = {
-				OTHER_LDFLAGS = (
-					"$(OTHER_LDFLAGS)",
-					"-lz",
-				);
+				OTHER_LDFLAGS = "$(OTHER_LDFLAGS)";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = minimal_cocoa;
 			};
 			name = Release;
diff --git a/samples/minimal/minimal_iphone.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/samples/minimal/minimal_iphone.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 5795d349bd..d58c9ee111 100644
--- a/samples/minimal/minimal_iphone.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/samples/minimal/minimal_iphone.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
 			baseConfigurationReference = 404BEE0510EC7BF20080E2B8 /* wxiphone.xcconfig */;
 			buildSettings = {
-				OTHER_LDFLAGS = "-lz";
+				OTHER_LDFLAGS = "";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = minimal_iphone;
 			};
 			name = Debug;