diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index b5e2aa2177..fe1bbf81aa 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
    past entries belonging to author(s): Viktor Szakats.
 */
 
+2009-07-02 09:53 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
+  * INSTALL
+  * mpkg_gnu.bat
+    + Added HB_DIR_ZIP envvar to spec location of zip.exe.
+
 2009-07-02 09:47 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
   * utils/hbmk2/hbmk2.hbp
     ! Updated after recent hbmk2 change.
diff --git a/harbour/INSTALL b/harbour/INSTALL
index ab13359488..b140c394c2 100644
--- a/harbour/INSTALL
+++ b/harbour/INSTALL
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ EXAMPLES
       rem ; To create installation packages (.exe + .zip),
       rem   replace last line (calling make_gnu.bat) with these two:
       set HB_DIR_NSIS=%ProgramFiles%\NSIS\
+      set HB_DIR_ZIP=C:\info-zip\
       call mpkg_gnu.bat
       -->8--
 
@@ -560,6 +561,7 @@ EXAMPLES
       rem ; To create installation packages (.zip),
       rem   replace last line (calling make_gnu.bat) with this one:
       rem   (this will only work when using Windows NT or upper host)
+      set HB_DIR_ZIP=C:\info-zip\
       call mpkg_gnu.bat
       -->8--
 
diff --git a/harbour/mpkg_gnu.bat b/harbour/mpkg_gnu.bat
index 93f2b0556e..e34f455846 100644
--- a/harbour/mpkg_gnu.bat
+++ b/harbour/mpkg_gnu.bat
@@ -12,14 +12,15 @@ rem Harbour Project installer creator script (for Windows/DOS)
 rem
 rem This script requires:
 rem    - Windows NT or upper
+rem    - Info-ZIP zip.exe in PATH
+rem         or HB_DIR_ZIP envvar set to its dir with an ending backslash.
+rem         https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=118012
 rem    - NullSoft Installer installed (NSIS)
 rem         https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=22049&package_id=15374
 rem      (only for Windows builds)
 rem    - makensis.exe (part of NSIS) in PATH
 rem         or HB_DIR_NSIS envvar set to its dir with an ending backslash.
 rem      (only for Windows builds)
-rem    - Info-ZIP zip.exe in PATH
-rem         https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=118012
 rem    - C compiler configured (see INSTALL doc)
 rem
 rem Please read INSTALL for further information.
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ echo Harbour .zip install package creation: '%HB_PKGNAME%.zip'
 if exist "%HB_PKGNAME%.zip" del "%HB_PKGNAME%.zip"
 pushd
 cd "%HB_INSTALL_BASE%"
-zip -q -9 -X -r -o "%~dp0%HB_PKGNAME%.zip" . -i "%HB_DIRNAME%\*"
+"%HB_DIR_ZIP%zip.exe" -q -9 -X -r -o "%~dp0%HB_PKGNAME%.zip" . -i "%HB_DIRNAME%\*"
 popd
 
 rem ; Build installer package