diff --git a/package/sentry-cli/sentry-cli.mk b/package/sentry-cli/sentry-cli.mk
index 56b787c31f..c4dbc5ebfd 100644
--- a/package/sentry-cli/sentry-cli.mk
+++ b/package/sentry-cli/sentry-cli.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SENTRY_CLI_SITE = $(call github,getsentry,sentry-cli,$(SENTRY_CLI_VERSION))
 SENTRY_CLI_LICENSE = BSD-3-clause
 SENTRY_CLI_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
-HOST_SENTRY_CLI_DEPENDENCIES = host-rustc
+HOST_SENTRY_CLI_DEPENDENCIES = host-rustc host-zlib
 
 HOST_SENTRY_CLI_CARGO_ENV = CARGO_HOME=$(HOST_DIR)/share/cargo