--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -132,5 +132,11 @@ $(foreach v,$(UBI_BINS),$(eval $(call mk
 obj-mkfs.ubifs = crc16.o lpt.o compr.o devtable.o \
 	hashtable/hashtable.o hashtable/hashtable_itr.o
 LDFLAGS_mkfs.ubifs = $(ZLIBLDFLAGS) $(LZOLDFLAGS) $(UUIDLDFLAGS)
+ifeq ($(WITHOUT_LZO), 1)
+  CPPFLAGS += -DWITHOUT_LZO
+else
+  LZOLDLIBS = -llzo2
+endif
+
 LDLIBS_mkfs.ubifs = -lz $(LZOLDLIBS) -lm -luuid
 $(call mkdep,ubifs-utils/mkfs.ubifs/,mkfs.ubifs,,ubi-utils/libubi.a)