diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/mozjs/mozjs_17.0.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/mozjs/mozjs_17.0.0.bb
index eadec11937..ab01471d0b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/mozjs/mozjs_17.0.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/mozjs/mozjs_17.0.0.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/${PN}${PV}/js/src"
 
 inherit autotools pkgconfig perlnative
 
-DEPENDS += "nspr"
+DEPENDS += "nspr zlib"
 
 # nspr's package-config is ignored so set libs manually
 EXTRA_OECONF = " \