diff --git a/frozen/circuitpython-stage b/frozen/circuitpython-stage
index 3bdd335452..d12ac5ba4f 160000
--- a/frozen/circuitpython-stage
+++ b/frozen/circuitpython-stage
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3bdd335452ff14a53d1e840de043e3159cb3b829
+Subproject commit d12ac5ba4feea2bf8bac8835bf120760c6970ee4
diff --git a/ports/atmel-samd/boards/pewpew_m4/mpconfigboard.mk b/ports/atmel-samd/boards/pewpew_m4/mpconfigboard.mk
index cffbaf619a..6858eac1ed 100644
--- a/ports/atmel-samd/boards/pewpew_m4/mpconfigboard.mk
+++ b/ports/atmel-samd/boards/pewpew_m4/mpconfigboard.mk
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ CIRCUITPY_KEYPAD = 1
 CIRCUITPY_MATH = 1
 CIRCUITPY_STAGE = 1
 CIRCUITPY_SYNTHIO = 1
+CIRCUITPY_ZLIB = 1
 
 FROZEN_MPY_DIRS += $(TOP)/frozen/circuitpython-stage/pewpew_m4
 CIRCUITPY_DISPLAY_FONT = $(TOP)/ports/atmel-samd/boards/ugame10/brutalist-6.bdf