diff --git a/recipes/stringtie/build.sh b/recipes/stringtie/build.sh
index 5e2d7207edd0d..cb22d7d109407 100644
--- a/recipes/stringtie/build.sh
+++ b/recipes/stringtie/build.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+ln -s $PREFIX/lib/libz.so.1 $PREFIX/lib/libz.so
+
 export C_INCLUDE_PATH=$PREFIX/include
 export CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH=$PREFIX/include
 export LINKER="$CXX"
diff --git a/recipes/stringtie/meta.yaml b/recipes/stringtie/meta.yaml
index a005ac59713ab..bb60dcb570181 100644
--- a/recipes/stringtie/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/stringtie/meta.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ source:
     - patch
 
 build:
-  number: 5
+  number: 6
+  run_exports:
+    - {{ pin_subpackage("stringtie", max_pin="x.x") }}
   # TODO currently fails to build on osx.
   # Feel free to re-enable and debug.
   skip: true  # [osx]
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ build:
 requirements:
   build:
     - make
+    - zlib
     - {{ compiler('c') }}
     - {{ compiler('cxx') }}
   host:
@@ -44,6 +47,8 @@ about:
   dev_url: https://github.com/gpertea/stringtie
 
 extra:
+  additional-platforms:
+    - linux-aarch64
   identifiers:
     - biotools:StringTie
     - usegalaxy-eu:stringtie