diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5652d59..02c9291 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #   USE_FUTEX            : enable use of futex on kernel 2.6. Automatic.
 #   USE_ACCEPT4          : enable use of accept4() on linux. Automatic.
 #   USE_MY_ACCEPT4       : use own implemention of accept4() if glibc < 2.10.
+#   USE_ZLIB             : enable zlib library support.
 #
 # Options can be forced by specifying "USE_xxx=1" or can be disabled by using
 # "USE_xxx=" (empty string).
@@ -402,6 +403,12 @@
 BUILD_OPTIONS   += $(call ignore_implicit,USE_GETADDRINFO)
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(USE_ZLIB),)
+OPTIONS_CFLAGS  += -DUSE_ZLIB
+BUILD_OPTIONS   += $(call ignore_implicit,USE_ZLIB)
+OPTIONS_LDFLAGS += -lz
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(USE_POLL),)
 OPTIONS_CFLAGS += -DENABLE_POLL
 OPTIONS_OBJS   += src/ev_poll.o
@@ -594,6 +601,7 @@
        src/stream_interface.o src/dumpstats.o src/proto_tcp.o \
        src/session.o src/hdr_idx.o src/ev_select.o src/signal.o \
        src/acl.o src/sample.o src/memory.o src/freq_ctr.o src/auth.o \
+       src/compression.o
 
 EBTREE_OBJS = $(EBTREE_DIR)/ebtree.o \
               $(EBTREE_DIR)/eb32tree.o $(EBTREE_DIR)/eb64tree.o \