diff --git a/package/vtun/Config.in b/package/vtun/Config.in
index b40de255bc..7afda9e2aa 100644
--- a/package/vtun/Config.in
+++ b/package/vtun/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_VTUN
 	bool "vtun - BEWARE: read package/vtun/README.txt before use"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LZO
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
 	help
 	  Tool for easily creating Virtual Tunnels over TCP/IP networks
 	  with traffic shaping, compression, and encryption.