diff --git a/package/vlc/vlc.mk b/package/vlc/vlc.mk
index 4f8bf7296e..bf1ec45058 100644
--- a/package/vlc/vlc.mk
+++ b/package/vlc/vlc.mk
@@ -336,6 +336,10 @@ else
 VLC_CONF_OPTS += --disable-lua
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MINIZIP),y)
+VLC_DEPENDENCIES += minizip
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT_GUI_MODULE),y)
 VLC_CONF_OPTS += --enable-qt
 VLC_CONF_ENV += \