diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7767fb2596..2e0236285e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3318,7 +3318,7 @@ avdevice_suggest="libm"
 avfilter_deps="avutil"
 avfilter_suggest="libm"
 avformat_deps="avcodec avutil"
-avformat_suggest="libm network"
+avformat_suggest="libm network zlib"
 avresample_deps="avutil"
 avresample_suggest="libm"
 avutil_suggest="clock_gettime libm libdrm libmfx opencl user32 vaapi videotoolbox corefoundation corevideo coremedia wincrypt"