diff --git a/package/kmod/Config.in.host b/package/kmod/Config.in.host
index ea99a790f6..9dbbcea782 100644
--- a/package/kmod/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/kmod/Config.in.host
@@ -4,3 +4,13 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_KMOD
 	  kmod is a set of tools to handle common tasks with Linux
 	  kernel modules like insert, remove, list, check properties,
 	  resolve dependencies and aliases.
+
+if BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_KMOD
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_KMOD_GZ
+	bool "support gzip-compressed modules"
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_KMOD_XZ
+	bool "support xz-compressed modules"
+
+endif
diff --git a/package/kmod/kmod.mk b/package/kmod/kmod.mk
index b27447192c..69615452cf 100644
--- a/package/kmod/kmod.mk
+++ b/package/kmod/kmod.mk
@@ -82,6 +82,20 @@ else
 KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-tools
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_KMOD_GZ),y)
+HOST_KMOD_DEPENDENCIES += host-zlib
+HOST_KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --with-zlib
+else
+HOST_KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --without-zlib
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_KMOD_XZ),y)
+HOST_KMOD_DEPENDENCIES += host-xz
+HOST_KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --with-xz
+else
+HOST_KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --without-xz
+endif
+
 # We only install depmod, since that's the only tool used for the
 # host.
 define HOST_KMOD_INSTALL_TOOLS