diff --git a/utils/stoken/Makefile b/utils/stoken/Makefile
index 3759434f4..182a47230 100644
--- a/utils/stoken/Makefile
+++ b/utils/stoken/Makefile
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ define Package/libstoken
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
 endef
 
+TARGET_LDFLAGS += -lz
+
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--with-nettle