diff --git a/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_3.1.0-beta1.bb b/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_3.1.0-beta1.bb
index 67d605e..4446410 100644
--- a/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_3.1.0-beta1.bb
+++ b/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_3.1.0-beta1.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require freeciv-qt5.inc
 
 DEFAULT_PREFERENCE = "-1"
 
-DEPENDS += "lua gtk4"
+DEPENDS += "lua gtk4 zstd"
 
 SRC_URI += "\
 ${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/freeciv/freeciv-${PV}.tar.xz \