In the title compound, [Zn(C(12)H(11)N(2)O)(2)], the Zn(II) atom, lying on an inversion center, is coordinated by two O atoms and two N atoms from two salicylal Schiff base ligands in a distorted square-planar geometry. A three-dimensional network is formed by inter-molecular C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds and C-H⋯π contacts.