diff --git a/packages/emulation/libretro-mame2010/package.mk b/packages/emulation/libretro-mame2010/package.mk
index 50488146b2..4547750d82 100644
--- a/packages/emulation/libretro-mame2010/package.mk
+++ b/packages/emulation/libretro-mame2010/package.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PKG_SHA256="38270732ef2b503583e96a3c83cd5ba8d4ca6510d1f24f2b00bf6703eb74070d"
 PKG_LICENSE="MAME"
 PKG_SITE="https://github.com/libretro/mame2010-libretro"
 PKG_URL="https://github.com/libretro/mame2010-libretro/archive/${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain zlib"
 PKG_LONGDESC="Late 2010 version of MAME (0.139) for libretro. Compatible with MAME 0.139 romsets."
 PKG_TOOLCHAIN="manual"