diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
index aef940f6b7..18663badb2 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/Kconfig
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ config LZO
 	help
 	  This enables support for LZO compression algorithm.r
 
+config SPL_LZO
+	bool "Enable LZO decompression support in SPL"
+	help
+	  This enables support for LZO compression algorithm in the SPL.
+
 config SPL_GZIP
 	bool "Enable gzip decompression support for SPL build"
 	select SPL_ZLIB
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 80216c2ed6..8cd779f8ca 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_EFI) += efi/
 obj-$(CONFIG_EFI_LOADER) += efi_loader/
 obj-$(CONFIG_EFI_LOADER) += efi_selftest/
 obj-$(CONFIG_LZMA) += lzma/
-obj-$(CONFIG_LZO) += lzo/
 obj-$(CONFIG_BZIP2) += bzip2/
 obj-$(CONFIG_TIZEN) += tizen/
 obj-$(CONFIG_FIT) += libfdt/
@@ -52,6 +51,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SHA256) += sha256.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)ZLIB) += zlib/
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)GZIP) += gunzip.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)LZO) += lzo/
+
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)SAVEENV) += qsort.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)OF_LIBFDT) += libfdt/