diff --git a/archiver/zlib/zlib.conf b/archiver/zlib/zlib.conf
index bdc2d5b0f..2127ab0bc 100644
--- a/archiver/zlib/zlib.conf
+++ b/archiver/zlib/zlib.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../zlib/zlib.conf
-# Copyright (C) 2008 - 2011 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2008 - 2012 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
 #
@@ -29,11 +29,5 @@ if [ "$SDECFG_STATIC" = "0" ] ; then
 	hook_add postmake 3 "zlib_pm"
 fi
 
-# 'AR=ar rc' is hardcoded in the Makefile but while cross-compiling we
-# override it by passing "AR=$arch_target-ar" as makeopt
-if atstage cross; then
-	var_append AR " " "rc"
-fi
-
 var_append makeinstopt " " "prefix=/$prefix"
 var_append makeinstopt " " "mandir=$mandir"
diff --git a/archiver/zlib/zlib.desc b/archiver/zlib/zlib.desc
index 4cd174277..072bc1698 100644
--- a/archiver/zlib/zlib.desc
+++ b/archiver/zlib/zlib.desc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 [COPY] This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 [COPY]
 [COPY] Filename: package/.../zlib/zlib.desc
-[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 - 2011 The OpenSDE Project
+[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 - 2012 The OpenSDE Project
 [COPY] Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 [COPY] Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
 [COPY]
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
 
 [L] OpenSource
 [S] Stable
-[V] 1.2.5
+[V] 1.2.7
 [P] X -?-3-----9 105.900
 
-[D] 2570509682 zlib-1.2.5.tar.bz2 http://www.zlib.net/
+[D] 989677682 zlib-1.2.7.tar.bz2 http://www.zlib.net/