diff --git a/Lib/_strptime.py b/Lib/_strptime.py
index 5df37f5..b97dfcc 100644
--- a/Lib/_strptime.py
+++ b/Lib/_strptime.py
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
             #XXX: Does 'Y' need to worry about having less or more than
             #     4 digits?
             'Y': r"(?P<Y>\d\d\d\d)",
-            'z': r"(?P<z>[+-]\d\d:?[0-5]\d(:?[0-5]\d(\.\d{1,6})?)?|Z)",
+            'z': r"(?P<z>[+-]\d\d:?[0-5]\d(:?[0-5]\d(\.\d{1,6})?)?|(?-i:Z))",
             'A': self.__seqToRE(self.locale_time.f_weekday, 'A'),
             'a': self.__seqToRE(self.locale_time.a_weekday, 'a'),
             'B': self.__seqToRE(self.locale_time.f_month[1:], 'B'),