diff --git a/libunwind/Makefile b/libunwind/Makefile
index c00b9e4d..ea9cd470 100644
--- a/libunwind/Makefile
+++ b/libunwind/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 PKG_NAME = libunwind
 SRC_DIR = libunwind
 
+PREREQS = lzma
+
 FETCH_TARFILE = $(SRC_DIR)-2017-10-02.tar.bz2
 
 AC_CONFIG_DIR = config