diff --git a/package/vlc/Config.in b/package/vlc/Config.in
index 71e4f34742..e2b8da9b55 100644
--- a/package/vlc/Config.in
+++ b/package/vlc/Config.in
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_VLC
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBVORBIS if BR2_PACKAGE_OPUS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_VLC_OPENCV_BACKEND if BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_VLC_OPENCV3_BACKEND if BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV3
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB if BR2_PACKAGE_TAGLIB
 	help
 	  VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player
 	  and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD,
diff --git a/package/vlc/vlc.mk b/package/vlc/vlc.mk
index 4e84b1285e..ca1f09c85c 100644
--- a/package/vlc/vlc.mk
+++ b/package/vlc/vlc.mk
@@ -326,6 +326,13 @@ else
 VLC_CONF_OPTS += --disable-speex
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_TAGLIB),y)
+VLC_CONF_OPTS += --enable-taglib
+VLC_DEPENDENCIES += taglib
+else
+VLC_CONF_OPTS += --disable-taglib
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_TREMOR),y)
 VLC_CONF_OPTS += --enable-tremor
 VLC_DEPENDENCIES += tremor