diff --git a/package/mplayer/mplayer.mk b/package/mplayer/mplayer.mk
index be9c656603..ed52adfc35 100644
--- a/package/mplayer/mplayer.mk
+++ b/package/mplayer/mplayer.mk
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ else
 MPLAYER_CONF_OPTS += --disable-liblzo
 endif
 
+MPLAYER_DEPENDENCIES += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BZIP2),bzip2)
 MPLAYER_DEPENDENCIES += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTHEORA),libtheora)
 MPLAYER_DEPENDENCIES += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPNG),libpng)
 MPLAYER_DEPENDENCIES += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_JPEG),jpeg)