diff --git a/net/chaosvpn/Makefile b/net/chaosvpn/Makefile
index e37b306cf..f36c8d5f2 100644
--- a/net/chaosvpn/Makefile
+++ b/net/chaosvpn/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ define Package/chaosvpn
 		CATEGORY:=Network
 		URL:=https://wiki.hamburg.ccc.de/index.php/ChaosVPN::DebianHowto
 		SUBMENU:=VPN
-		DEPENDS:=+tinc +ip +kmod-tun +libopenssl
+		DEPENDS:=+tinc +ip +kmod-tun +libopenssl +zlib
 endef
 
 define Package/chaosvpn/description