diff --git a/package/python-aiohttp/Config.in b/package/python-aiohttp/Config.in
index 81862c9bba..d75c440225 100644
--- a/package/python-aiohttp/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-aiohttp/Config.in
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_AIOHTTP
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_ASYNC_TIMEOUT # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_YARL # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_AIODNS # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_ZLIB # runtime
 	help
 	  Async http client/server framework (asyncio).