diff --git a/package/python-twisted/Config.in b/package/python-twisted/Config.in
index 84786689b7..2d2bc30972 100644
--- a/package/python-twisted/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-twisted/Config.in
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_TWISTED
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_HYPERLINK # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_ZOPE_INTERFACE # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_TYPING_EXTENSIONS # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_ZLIB # runtime
 	help
 	  Twisted is an event-driven networking engine written in
 	  Python.
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_twisted.py b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_twisted.py
index 47d6c5debc..b5540522fc 100644
--- a/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_twisted.py
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_twisted.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from twisted.internet import protocol, reactor, endpoints
+from twisted.web.client import readBody  # noqa: F401
 
 
 class F(protocol.Factory):