diff --git a/make/autoconf/lib-bundled.m4 b/make/autoconf/lib-bundled.m4
index 75f324f9c81..cee444e553b 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/lib-bundled.m4
+++ b/make/autoconf/lib-bundled.m4
@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@ AC_DEFUN_ONCE([LIB_SETUP_ZLIB],
 
   DEFAULT_ZLIB=system
   if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xwindows; then
-    # On windows default is bundled...on others default is system
+    # On windows default is bundled
+    DEFAULT_ZLIB=bundled
+  elif test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xmacosx -a "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU" = xaarch64; then
     DEFAULT_ZLIB=bundled
   fi