diff --git a/package/libarchive/libarchive.mk b/package/libarchive/libarchive.mk
index 32f68f7403..efd1656b48 100644
--- a/package/libarchive/libarchive.mk
+++ b/package/libarchive/libarchive.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ LIBARCHIVE_LIBTOOL_PATCH = NO
 LIBARCHIVE_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBARCHIVE_INSTALL_TARGET = YES
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB),y)
+LIBARCHIVE_DEPENDENCIES = zlib
+endif
+
 LIBARCHIVE_CONF_OPT = \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBARCHIVE_BSDTAR),--enable-bsdtar,--disable-bsdtar) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBARCHIVE_BSDCPIO),--enable-bsdcpio,--disable-bsdcpio)