diff --git a/utils/collectd/Makefile b/utils/collectd/Makefile
index 0639ff220..37c11bd91 100644
--- a/utils/collectd/Makefile
+++ b/utils/collectd/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://collectd.org/files/
 PKG_MD5SUM:=9e0e89150b1ff28fc0fdd8a198c9ac5e
 
 PKG_FIXUP=libtool
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=+libxml2 +libnetsnmp +libcurl +librrd1
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=+libxml2 +libnetsnmp +libcurl +librrd1 +zlib
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/collectd
         $(call Package/collectd/common_info)
-        DEPENDS:=+libgcc +libpthread
+        DEPENDS:=+libgcc +libpthread +libz
         MENU:=1
 endef