diff --git a/builder/patches/R-3.3.0.patch b/builder/patches/R-3.3.0.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f87bf6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/patches/R-3.3.0.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+diff --git a/configure b/configure
+index e53821d..d26fd72 100755
+--- a/configure
++++ b/configure
+@@ -35496,10 +35496,11 @@ else
+ #include <string.h>
+ #include <zlib.h>
+ int main() {
+-#ifdef ZLIB_VERSION
+-/* Work around Debian bug: it uses 1.2.3.4 even though there was no such
+-   version on the master site zlib.net */
+-  exit(strncmp(ZLIB_VERSION, "1.2.5", 5) < 0);
++#ifdef ZLIB_VERNUM
++  if (ZLIB_VERNUM < 0x1250) {
++    exit(1);
++  }
++  exit(0);
+ #else
+   exit(1);
+ #endif
diff --git a/builder/patches/R-3.3.1.patch b/builder/patches/R-3.3.1.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f87bf6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/patches/R-3.3.1.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+diff --git a/configure b/configure
+index e53821d..d26fd72 100755
+--- a/configure
++++ b/configure
+@@ -35496,10 +35496,11 @@ else
+ #include <string.h>
+ #include <zlib.h>
+ int main() {
+-#ifdef ZLIB_VERSION
+-/* Work around Debian bug: it uses 1.2.3.4 even though there was no such
+-   version on the master site zlib.net */
+-  exit(strncmp(ZLIB_VERSION, "1.2.5", 5) < 0);
++#ifdef ZLIB_VERNUM
++  if (ZLIB_VERNUM < 0x1250) {
++    exit(1);
++  }
++  exit(0);
+ #else
+   exit(1);
+ #endif
diff --git a/builder/patches/R-3.3.2.patch b/builder/patches/R-3.3.2.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f87bf6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/patches/R-3.3.2.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+diff --git a/configure b/configure
+index e53821d..d26fd72 100755
+--- a/configure
++++ b/configure
+@@ -35496,10 +35496,11 @@ else
+ #include <string.h>
+ #include <zlib.h>
+ int main() {
+-#ifdef ZLIB_VERSION
+-/* Work around Debian bug: it uses 1.2.3.4 even though there was no such
+-   version on the master site zlib.net */
+-  exit(strncmp(ZLIB_VERSION, "1.2.5", 5) < 0);
++#ifdef ZLIB_VERNUM
++  if (ZLIB_VERNUM < 0x1250) {
++    exit(1);
++  }
++  exit(0);
+ #else
+   exit(1);
+ #endif