diff --git a/package/libid3tag/Config.in b/package/libid3tag/Config.in
index 09f8346ad4..6c1141ce8a 100644
--- a/package/libid3tag/Config.in
+++ b/package/libid3tag/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBID3TAG
 	bool "libid3tag"
 	default n
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
 	help
 	  ID3 tag reading library from the MAD project.