core/configure.ac    |    6 ++++++
 core/src/Makefile.am |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/core/configure.ac b/core/configure.ac
index c5fbb84..ae9e235 100644
--- a/core/configure.ac
+++ b/core/configure.ac
@@ -616,6 +616,7 @@ AS_IF(
 AC_SUBST([PNG_CFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([PNG_LIBS])
 
+BZ2_LIBS=
 AS_IF(
   [test "x${config_ttf}" = "xyes"],
   [
@@ -625,8 +626,13 @@ AS_IF(
       ,
       [AC_MSG_ERROR([freetype was not found.])]
     )
+    AC_CHECK_LIB([bz2], [BZ2_bzDecompress],
+      [BZ2_LIBS="${BZ2_LIBS} -lbz2"],
+      [AC_MSG_ERROR(['libbz2' library was not found.])]
+    )
   ]
 )
+AC_SUBST([BZ2_LIBS])
 
 AH_TOP([#ifndef __SPLASH_CONFIG_H
 #define __SPLASH_CONFIG_H])
diff --git a/core/src/Makefile.am b/core/src/Makefile.am
index d6ce315..349b5e7 100644
--- a/core/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/core/src/Makefile.am
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ fbsplashctl_SOURCES         = $(fbsplashd_SOURCES) $(splash_util_SOURCES) fbspla
 fbsplashctl_CFLAGS          = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_STATIC_CFLAGS) $(RT_CFLAGS) $(libfbsplashrender_la_CFLAGS) -DUNIFIED_BUILD
 fbsplashctl_CPPFLAGS        = $(fbsplashd_CPPFLAGS) $(splash_util_CPPFLAGS)
 fbsplashctl_LDFLAGS         = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -all-static
-fbsplashctl_LDADD           = libfbsplashrender.la libfbsplash.la $(PTHREAD_STATIC_LIBS) $(RT_LIBS) $(GPM_LIBS)
+fbsplashctl_LDADD           = libfbsplashrender.la libfbsplash.la $(PTHREAD_STATIC_LIBS) $(RT_LIBS) $(GPM_LIBS) $(BZ2_LIBS)
 
 if CONFIG_FBCON_DECOR
 fbsplashctl_SOURCES += $(fbcondecor_ctl_SOURCES)