diff --git a/package/rsync/Config.in b/package/rsync/Config.in
index be95a7cacd..b952974efb 100644
--- a/package/rsync/Config.in
+++ b/package/rsync/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_RSYNC
 	bool "rsync"
 	# fork()
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_POPT
 	help
 	  File transfer program to keep remote files in sync.
 
diff --git a/package/rsync/rsync.mk b/package/rsync/rsync.mk
index d8e5f3f394..35f128c97e 100644
--- a/package/rsync/rsync.mk
+++ b/package/rsync/rsync.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ RSYNC_VERSION = 3.1.0
 RSYNC_SITE = http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/src
 RSYNC_LICENSE = GPLv3+
 RSYNC_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
-RSYNC_CONF_OPT = $(if $(BR2_ENABLE_DEBUG),--enable-debug,--disable-debug)
-RSYNC_CONF_OPT = --with-included-popt
+RSYNC_DEPENDENCIES = zlib popt
+RSYNC_CONF_OPT = \
+	$(if $(BR2_ENABLE_DEBUG),--enable-debug,--disable-debug) \
+	--with-included-zlib=no \
+	--with-included-popt=no
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))