diff --git a/package/taglib/taglib.mk b/package/taglib/taglib.mk
index 75e8e679f0..c04c88b297 100644
--- a/package/taglib/taglib.mk
+++ b/package/taglib/taglib.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ TAGLIB_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 TAGLIB_LICENSE = LGPLv2.1 MPL
 TAGLIB_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING.LGPL COPYING.MPL
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB),y)
+TAGLIB_DEPENDENCIES += zlib
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_TAGLIB_ASF),y)
 TAGLIB_CONF_OPT += -DWITH_ASF=ON
 endif