diff --git a/fs/squashfs/Kconfig b/fs/squashfs/Kconfig
index 7797218..1360d4f 100644
--- a/fs/squashfs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/squashfs/Kconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 config SQUASHFS
 	tristate "SquashFS 4.0 - Squashed file system support"
 	depends on BLOCK
-	select ZLIB_INFLATE
 	help
 	  Saying Y here includes support for SquashFS 4.0 (a Compressed
 	  Read-Only File System).  Squashfs is a highly compressed read-only
@@ -36,6 +35,19 @@
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+config SQUASHFS_ZLIB
+	bool "Include support for ZLIB compressed file systems"
+	depends on SQUASHFS
+	select ZLIB_INFLATE
+	default y
+	help
+	  ZLIB compression is the standard compression used by Squashfs
+	  file systems.  It offers a good trade-off between compression
+	  achieved and the amount of CPU time and memory necessary to
+	  compress and decompress.
+
+	  If unsure, say Y.
+
 config SQUASHFS_LZO
 	bool "Include support for LZO compressed file systems"
 	depends on SQUASHFS
diff --git a/fs/squashfs/Makefile b/fs/squashfs/Makefile
index cecf2be..110b047 100644
--- a/fs/squashfs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/squashfs/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SQUASHFS) += squashfs.o
 squashfs-y += block.o cache.o dir.o export.o file.o fragment.o id.o inode.o
-squashfs-y += namei.o super.o symlink.o zlib_wrapper.o decompressor.o
+squashfs-y += namei.o super.o symlink.o decompressor.o
 squashfs-$(CONFIG_SQUASHFS_XATTR) += xattr.o xattr_id.o
 squashfs-$(CONFIG_SQUASHFS_LZO) += lzo_wrapper.o
 squashfs-$(CONFIG_SQUASHFS_XZ) += xz_wrapper.o
+squashfs-$(CONFIG_SQUASHFS_ZLIB) += zlib_wrapper.o
diff --git a/fs/squashfs/decompressor.c b/fs/squashfs/decompressor.c
index 9f1b0bb..3f6271d 100644
--- a/fs/squashfs/decompressor.c
+++ b/fs/squashfs/decompressor.c
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@
 };
 #endif
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_SQUASHFS_ZLIB
+static const struct squashfs_decompressor squashfs_zlib_comp_ops = {
+	NULL, NULL, NULL, ZLIB_COMPRESSION, "zlib", 0
+};
+#endif
+
 static const struct squashfs_decompressor squashfs_unknown_comp_ops = {
 	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, "unknown", 0
 };
diff --git a/fs/squashfs/decompressor.h b/fs/squashfs/decompressor.h
index 8ba70cf..330073e 100644
--- a/fs/squashfs/decompressor.h
+++ b/fs/squashfs/decompressor.h
@@ -56,4 +56,8 @@
 extern const struct squashfs_decompressor squashfs_lzo_comp_ops;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SQUASHFS_ZLIB
+extern const struct squashfs_decompressor squashfs_zlib_comp_ops;
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/fs/squashfs/squashfs.h b/fs/squashfs/squashfs.h
index e3be6a7..d126651 100644
--- a/fs/squashfs/squashfs.h
+++ b/fs/squashfs/squashfs.h
@@ -97,6 +97,3 @@
 
 /* xattr.c */
 extern const struct xattr_handler *squashfs_xattr_handlers[];
-
-/* zlib_wrapper.c */
-extern const struct squashfs_decompressor squashfs_zlib_comp_ops;