diff --git a/package/snort/Config.in b/package/snort/Config.in
index 7d2c52c3f3..fc74efcfed 100644
--- a/package/snort/Config.in
+++ b/package/snort/Config.in
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SNORT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_DAQ
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTIRPC if !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
 	help
 	  Snort is a free and open source network intrusion
 	  prevention system (IPS) and network intrusion detection
diff --git a/package/snort/snort.mk b/package/snort/snort.mk
index 024c94162b..4006d176bf 100644
--- a/package/snort/snort.mk
+++ b/package/snort/snort.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SNORT_SITE = https://www.snort.org/downloads/snort
 SNORT_LICENSE = GPL-2.0
 SNORT_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE COPYING
 
-SNORT_DEPENDENCIES = libpcap libdnet daq pcre host-pkgconf
+SNORT_DEPENDENCIES = libpcap libdnet daq pcre zlib host-pkgconf
 
 # patching configure.in
 SNORT_AUTORECONF = YES