diff --git a/srcpkgs/kexec-tools/template b/srcpkgs/kexec-tools/template
index cbc315b74ad..8e3fbfd7fe0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kexec-tools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kexec-tools/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=kexec-tools
 version=2.0.19
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-makedepends="liblzma-devel"
+makedepends="zlib-devel liblzma-devel"
 short_desc="Tools to support fast kexec reboots"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-only"