diff --git a/UPGRADING b/UPGRADING
index 0df93a766aab9..bc843b512ca00 100644
--- a/UPGRADING
+++ b/UPGRADING
@@ -662,6 +662,9 @@ PHP 8.4 UPGRADE NOTES
   . The typed properties XSLTProcessor::$cloneDocument and
     XSLTProcessor::$doXInclude are now declared.
 
+- zlib:
+  . The zlib extension now requires at least zlib 1.2.11.
+
 ========================================
 10. New Global Constants
 ========================================
diff --git a/build/php.m4 b/build/php.m4
index 0b1ba242547a1..22b7f73528810 100644
--- a/build/php.m4
+++ b/build/php.m4
@@ -1929,6 +1929,20 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SQLITE], [sqlite3 >= 3.7.7], [
 ])
 ])
 
+dnl
+dnl PHP_SETUP_ZLIB(shared-add [, action-found, [action-not-found]])
+dnl
+dnl Common setup macro for zlib library. If zlib is not found on the system, the
+dnl default error by PKG_CHECK_MODULES is emitted, unless the action-not-found
+dnl is given.
+dnl
+AC_DEFUN([PHP_SETUP_ZLIB], [dnl
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([ZLIB], [zlib >= 1.2.11], [dnl
+  PHP_EVAL_INCLINE([$ZLIB_CFLAGS])
+  PHP_EVAL_LIBLINE([$ZLIB_LIBS], [$1])
+  $2], [$3])dnl
+])
+
 dnl ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Misc. macros
 dnl ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ext/gd/config.m4 b/ext/gd/config.m4
index 5c1c7a867c2f8..2830bfaf125ec 100644
--- a/ext/gd/config.m4
+++ b/ext/gd/config.m4
@@ -65,13 +65,6 @@ dnl
 dnl Checks for the configure options
 dnl
 
-dnl zlib is always required
-AC_DEFUN([PHP_GD_ZLIB],[
-  PKG_CHECK_MODULES([ZLIB], [zlib])
-  PHP_EVAL_LIBLINE($ZLIB_LIBS, GD_SHARED_LIBADD)
-  PHP_EVAL_INCLINE($ZLIB_CFLAGS)
-])
-
 dnl libpng is always required
 AC_DEFUN([PHP_GD_PNG],[
   PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PNG], [libpng])
@@ -224,7 +217,7 @@ dnl These are always available with bundled library
     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GD_TGA,              1, [ ])
 
 dnl Various checks for GD features
-    PHP_GD_ZLIB
+    PHP_SETUP_ZLIB([GD_SHARED_LIBADD])
     PHP_GD_PNG
     PHP_GD_AVIF
     PHP_GD_WEBP
diff --git a/ext/mysqlnd/config.w32 b/ext/mysqlnd/config.w32
index 5f191297d1196..f5efa999df150 100644
--- a/ext/mysqlnd/config.w32
+++ b/ext/mysqlnd/config.w32
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ if (PHP_MYSQLND != "no") {
 			CHECK_HEADER_ADD_INCLUDE("zlib.h", "CFLAGS", "..\\zlib;" + php_usual_include_suspects)
 			)
 		{
-			AC_DEFINE("MYSQLND_COMPRESSION_ENABLED", 1, "Compression support");
+			AC_DEFINE("MYSQLND_COMPRESSION_ENABLED", 1, "Define to 1 if mysqlnd has compressed protocol support.");
 			AC_DEFINE("MYSQLND_SSL_SUPPORTED", 1, "SSL support");
 			if (CHECK_LIB("crypt32.lib", "mysqlnd")) {
 				AC_DEFINE("MYSQLND_HAVE_SSL", 1, "Extended SSL support");
diff --git a/ext/mysqlnd/config9.m4 b/ext/mysqlnd/config9.m4
index 93f5b8f992b38..8b0d64cffb2f4 100644
--- a/ext/mysqlnd/config9.m4
+++ b/ext/mysqlnd/config9.m4
@@ -31,13 +31,10 @@ if test "$PHP_MYSQLND" != "no" || test "$PHP_MYSQLND_ENABLED" = "yes"; then
 				   mysqlnd_result.c mysqlnd_result_meta.c mysqlnd_debug.c mysqlnd_commands.c \
 				   mysqlnd_block_alloc.c mysqlnd_read_buffer.c mysqlnd_plugin.c php_mysqlnd.c"
 
-
-  if test "$PHP_MYSQLND_COMPRESSION_SUPPORT" != "no"; then
-    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([ZLIB], [zlib])
-    PHP_EVAL_LIBLINE($ZLIB_LIBS, MYSQLND_SHARED_LIBADD)
-    PHP_EVAL_INCLINE($ZLIB_CFLAGS)
-    AC_DEFINE([MYSQLND_COMPRESSION_ENABLED], 1, [Enable compressed protocol support])
-  fi
+  AS_VAR_IF([PHP_MYSQLND_COMPRESSION_SUPPORT], [no],,
+    [PHP_SETUP_ZLIB([MYSQLND_SHARED_LIBADD],
+      [AC_DEFINE([MYSQLND_COMPRESSION_ENABLED], [1],
+        [Define to 1 if mysqlnd has compressed protocol support.])])])
 
   AC_DEFINE([MYSQLND_SSL_SUPPORTED], 1, [Enable core mysqlnd SSL code])
 
diff --git a/ext/zlib/config.w32 b/ext/zlib/config.w32
index 70bd1a74fab4f..80b7bb1766810 100644
--- a/ext/zlib/config.w32
+++ b/ext/zlib/config.w32
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if (PHP_ZLIB == "yes") {
 		CHECK_HEADER_ADD_INCLUDE("zlib.h", "CFLAGS", "..\\zlib;" + php_usual_include_suspects)) {
 
 		EXTENSION("zlib", "zlib.c zlib_fopen_wrapper.c zlib_filter.c", PHP_ZLIB_SHARED, "/D ZLIB_EXPORTS /DZEND_ENABLE_STATIC_TSRMLS_CACHE=1");
-		AC_DEFINE("HAVE_ZLIB", 1, "ZLIB support");
+		AC_DEFINE("HAVE_ZLIB", 1, "Define to 1 if zlib extension is available.");
 
 		if (!PHP_ZLIB_SHARED) {
 			ADD_DEF_FILE("ext\\zlib\\php_zlib.def");
diff --git a/ext/zlib/config0.m4 b/ext/zlib/config0.m4
index 0d60700565601..04949a4355bf2 100644
--- a/ext/zlib/config0.m4
+++ b/ext/zlib/config0.m4
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 PHP_ARG_WITH([zlib],
   [for ZLIB support],
   [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-zlib],
-    [Include ZLIB support (requires zlib >= 1.2.0.4)])])
+    [Include ZLIB support (requires zlib library)])])
 
 if test "$PHP_ZLIB" != "no"; then
-  PKG_CHECK_MODULES([ZLIB], [zlib >= 1.2.0.4])
-
-  PHP_EVAL_LIBLINE($ZLIB_LIBS, ZLIB_SHARED_LIBADD)
-  PHP_EVAL_INCLINE($ZLIB_CFLAGS)
-
-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ZLIB,1,[ ])
-
-  PHP_NEW_EXTENSION(zlib, zlib.c zlib_fopen_wrapper.c zlib_filter.c, $ext_shared,, -DZEND_ENABLE_STATIC_TSRMLS_CACHE=1)
-  PHP_SUBST(ZLIB_SHARED_LIBADD)
+  PHP_SETUP_ZLIB([ZLIB_SHARED_LIBADD], [dnl
+    AC_DEFINE([HAVE_ZLIB], [1], [Define to 1 if zlib extension is available.])
+    PHP_NEW_EXTENSION([zlib],
+      [zlib.c zlib_fopen_wrapper.c zlib_filter.c],
+      [$ext_shared],,
+      [-DZEND_ENABLE_STATIC_TSRMLS_CACHE=1])
+    PHP_SUBST([ZLIB_SHARED_LIBADD])])
 fi