diff --git a/network/openvpn/openvpn.conf b/network/openvpn/openvpn.conf
index d81293f11..f2fcc7814 100644
--- a/network/openvpn/openvpn.conf
+++ b/network/openvpn/openvpn.conf
@@ -17,3 +17,8 @@ var_append confopt ' ' "--enable-password-save"
 
 # iproute2 support
 pkginstalled iproute2 && var_append confopt ' ' "--enable-iproute2"
+
+if ! pkginstalled lzo ; then
+	var_append confopt ' ' "--disable-lzo"
+	echo_warning "LZO Compression Support disabled! (lzo package not installed)"
+fi