diff --git a/lynx/Makefile b/lynx/Makefile
index 964e780..4c1ddbe 100644
--- a/lynx/Makefile
+++ b/lynx/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ define Package/lynx
     TITLE:=lynx
     SECTION:=network
     CATEGORY:=Network
-    DEPENDS:=+libncurses
+    DEPENDS:=+libncurses +zlib
     URL:=http://lynx.isc.org
 endef
 
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ define Package/lynx/description
     text console browser
 endef
 
+CONFIGURE_ARGS += --with-zlib
+
 define Package/lynx/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin $(1)/etc
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/lynx $(1)/usr/bin/