diff --git a/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv.inc b/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv.inc
index 2d28e4a..3b3dea5 100644
--- a/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv.inc
+++ b/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv.inc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=0636e73ff0215e8d672dc4c32c317bb3"
 
 SECTION = "games"
 
-DEPENDS = "gtk+ readline libsdl-mixer"
+DEPENDS = "gtk+ readline libsdl-mixer bzip2"
 
 SRC_URI = "\
 ${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/freeciv/freeciv-${PV}.tar.bz2 \
diff --git a/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_2.4.3.bb b/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_2.4.3.bb
index fd9fff4..a209b16 100644
--- a/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_2.4.3.bb
+++ b/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_2.4.3.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require freeciv.inc
 
 DEFAULT_PREFERENCE = "-1"
 
-DEPENDS += "curl"
+DEPENDS += "curl xz"
 
 EXTRA_OECONF += "--disable-mapimg"
 
diff --git a/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_2.5.0-beta1.bb b/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_2.5.0-beta1.bb
index 0038447..d6032f1 100644
--- a/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_2.5.0-beta1.bb
+++ b/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_2.5.0-beta1.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require freeciv.inc
 
 DEFAULT_PREFERENCE = "-2"
 
-DEPENDS += "curl gtk+3"
+DEPENDS += "curl gtk+3 xz"
 
 EXTRA_OECONF += "--disable-mapimg"