diff --git a/libs/libtorrent/Makefile b/libs/libtorrent/Makefile
index eb059e0f7b..2a85684b6c 100644
--- a/libs/libtorrent/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libtorrent/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ define Package/libtorrent
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
   TITLE:=Rakshasa's BitTorrent library
   URL:=http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/
-  DEPENDS:=+libopenssl +libsigcxx
+  DEPENDS:=+libopenssl +libsigcxx +zlib
   MAINTAINER:=Peter Wagner <tripolar@gmx.at>
 endef