diff --git a/package/pciutils/pciutils.mk b/package/pciutils/pciutils.mk
index 854c955b78..18b5e559f6 100644
--- a/package/pciutils/pciutils.mk
+++ b/package/pciutils/pciutils.mk
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/setpci: $(PCIUTILS_DIR)/.compiled
 $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/misc/$(PCIIDS_FILE): $(PCIUTILS_DIR)/.unpacked
 	$(INSTALL) -D $(PCIUTILS_DIR)/$(PCIIDS_FILE) $(@D)
 
-pciutils: uclibc $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/setpci $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/lspci $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/misc/$(PCIIDS_FILE)
+pciutils: uclibc $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB),zlib) $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/setpci $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/lspci $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/misc/$(PCIIDS_FILE)
 
 pciutils-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(PCIUTILS_SOURCE) $(DL_DIR)/$(PCIIDS_SOURCE)