diff --git a/boot/uboot/Config.in b/boot/uboot/Config.in
index 8e369cec04..9e40c11fa1 100644
--- a/boot/uboot/Config.in
+++ b/boot/uboot/Config.in
@@ -159,6 +159,14 @@ config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_OPENSSL
 	  typically the case when the board configuration has
 	  CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE enabled.
 
+config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_LZOP
+	bool "U-Boot needs lzop"
+	help
+	  Select this option if your U-Boot board configuration
+	  requires lzop to be available on the host. This is typically
+	  the case when the board configuration has CONFIG_SPL_LZO
+	  enabled.
+
 config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_ATF_BL31
 	bool "U-Boot needs ATF BL31"
 	depends on BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE
diff --git a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
index 04c759be34..3e05f38046 100644
--- a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
+++ b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_OPENSSL),y)
 UBOOT_DEPENDENCIES += host-openssl
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_LZOP),y)
+UBOOT_DEPENDENCIES += host-lzop
+endif
+
 # prior to u-boot 2013.10 the license info was in COPYING. Copy it so
 # legal-info finds it
 define UBOOT_COPY_OLD_LICENSE_FILE