diff --git a/package/kexec-tools/Makefile b/package/kexec-tools/Makefile
index a537cdf42c..23294fd39b 100644
--- a/package/kexec-tools/Makefile
+++ b/package/kexec-tools/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/kexec-tools
   SECTION:=utils
   CATEGORY:=Utilities
-  DEPENDS:=@LINUX_2_6_X86
+  DEPENDS:=@LINUX_2_6_X86 zlib
   TITLE:=Kernel boots kernel
   DESCRIPTION:=\
 	kexec is a set of systems call that allows you to load \\\