diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/rocks-native/pom.xml b/hadoop-hdds/rocks-native/pom.xml
index d3a015a18f9b..cfd361baeb86 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/rocks-native/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/rocks-native/pom.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 
     <maven.compiler.source>8</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>
+    <zlib.url>https://zlib.net/fossils/zlib-${zlib.version}.tar.gz</zlib.url>
   </properties>
 
   <build>
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@
                   <goal>wget</goal>
                 </goals>
                 <configuration>
-                  <url>https://zlib.net/fossils/zlib-${zlib.version}.tar.gz</url>
+                  <url>${zlib.url}</url>
                   <outputFileName>zlib-${zlib.version}.tar.gz</outputFileName>
                   <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/zlib</outputDirectory>
                 </configuration>
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/dev-support/checks/native.sh b/hadoop-ozone/dev-support/checks/native.sh
index dc66f923a649..2bfa7733fcbd 100755
--- a/hadoop-ozone/dev-support/checks/native.sh
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/dev-support/checks/native.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
 DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 CHECK=native
 
+zlib_version=$(mvn -N help:evaluate -Dexpression=zlib.version -q -DforceStdout)
+if [[ -z "${zlib_version}" ]]; then
+  echo "ERROR zlib.version not defined in pom.xml"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 source "${DIR}/junit.sh" -Pnative -Drocks_tools_native \
+  -Dzlib.url="https://github.com/madler/zlib/releases/download/v${zlib_version}/zlib-${zlib_version}.tar.gz" \
   -DexcludedGroups="unhealthy" \
   "$@"