diff --git a/package/wireshark/wireshark.mk b/package/wireshark/wireshark.mk
index 96cc15d185..f42dca1c86 100644
--- a/package/wireshark/wireshark.mk
+++ b/package/wireshark/wireshark.mk
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ WIRESHARK_CONF_ENV = \
 
 WIRESHARK_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--enable-static=no \
-	--without-lz4 \
 	--without-snappy \
 	--with-libsmi=no \
 	--with-pcap=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
@@ -115,6 +114,13 @@ else
 WIRESHARK_CONF_OPTS += --without-lua
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LZ4),y)
+WIRESHARK_CONF_OPTS += --with-lz4=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
+WIRESHARK_DEPENDENCIES += lz4
+else
+WIRESHARK_CONF_OPTS += --without-lz4
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_NGHTTP2),y)
 WIRESHARK_CONF_OPTS += --with-nghttp2=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
 WIRESHARK_DEPENDENCIES += nghttp2