diff --git a/package/wireshark/wireshark.mk b/package/wireshark/wireshark.mk
index f56843122c..1e43a8f6b5 100644
--- a/package/wireshark/wireshark.mk
+++ b/package/wireshark/wireshark.mk
@@ -157,6 +157,13 @@ else
 WIRESHARK_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_sdjournal=OFF
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB),y)
+WIRESHARK_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_ZLIB=ON
+WIRESHARK_DEPENDENCIES += zlib
+else
+WIRESHARK_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_ZLIB=OFF
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ZSTD),y)
 WIRESHARK_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_ZSTD=ON
 WIRESHARK_DEPENDENCIES += zstd