diff --git a/utils/zip/Makefile b/utils/zip/Makefile
index c87f1ed84..cdd6212f6 100644
--- a/utils/zip/Makefile
+++ b/utils/zip/Makefile
@@ -10,27 +10,25 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 PKG_NAME:=zip
 PKG_REV:=30
 PKG_VERSION:=3.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=4
+PKG_RELEASE:=5
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)$(PKG_REV).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/infozip
 PKG_HASH:=f0e8bb1f9b7eb0b01285495a2699df3a4b766784c1765a8f1aeedf63c0806369
-PKG_MAINTAINER:=Álvaro Fernández Rojas <noltari@gmail.com>
+PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)/zip$(PKG_REV)
 
+PKG_MAINTAINER:=Álvaro Fernández Rojas <noltari@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-4-Clause
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
 
-PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)/zip$(PKG_REV)
-HOST_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR_HOST)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)/zip$(PKG_REV)
-PKG_CHECK_FORMAT_SECURITY:=0
+PKG_INSTALL:=1
+PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
-include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
 define Package/zip
   SECTION:=utils
   CATEGORY:=Utilities
-  DEPENDS:=
   TITLE:=Archiver for .zip files
   URL:=http://infozip.sourceforge.net/Zip.html
   SUBMENU:=Compression
@@ -43,31 +41,16 @@ define Package/zip/description
 	but the methods differ.
 endef
 
-define Build/Configure
-endef
-
-define Build/Compile
-	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) -f unix/Makefile generic \
-		prefix="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr" \
-		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
-		CC="$(TARGET_CC) $(TARGET_CFLAGS) -O $(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) -I. -DUNIX $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
-		IZ_BZIP2="no" \
-		install
-endef
+MAKE_FLAGS += \
+	-f unix/Makefile \
+	prefix="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr" \
+	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) -I. -DUNIX" \
+	LDFLAGS2="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
+	IZ_BZIP2="no"
 
 define Package/zip/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin/
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/* $(1)/usr/bin/
 endef
 
-define Host/Compile
-	+$(HOST_MAKE_VARS) $(MAKE) $(HOST_JOBS) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) -I. -f unix/Makefile generic 
-endef
-
-define Host/Install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/zip $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/
-endef
-
-$(eval $(call HostBuild))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,zip))
diff --git a/utils/zip/patches/020-format.patch b/utils/zip/patches/020-format.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b371a62e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/zip/patches/020-format.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+--- a/zip.c
++++ b/zip.c
+@@ -1028,8 +1028,7 @@ local void help_extended()
+ 
+   for (i = 0; i < sizeof(text)/sizeof(char *); i++)
+   {
+-    printf(text[i]);
+-    putchar('\n');
++    puts(text[i]);
+   }
+ #ifdef DOS
+   check_for_windows("Zip");
+@@ -1225,8 +1224,7 @@ local void version_info()
+             CR_MAJORVER, CR_MINORVER, CR_BETA_VER, CR_VERSION_DATE);
+   for (i = 0; i < sizeof(cryptnote)/sizeof(char *); i++)
+   {
+-    printf(cryptnote[i]);
+-    putchar('\n');
++    puts(cryptnote[i]);
+   }
+   ++i;  /* crypt support means there IS at least one compilation option */
+ #endif /* CRYPT */