diff --git a/java/org/rocksdb/RocksDB.java b/java/org/rocksdb/RocksDB.java
index a55266e25..1117b220e 100644
--- a/java/org/rocksdb/RocksDB.java
+++ b/java/org/rocksdb/RocksDB.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import org.rocksdb.util.Environment;
 public class RocksDB extends RocksObject {
   public static final int NOT_FOUND = -1;
   private static final String[] compressionLibs_ = {
-      "snappy", "z", "bzip2", "lz4", "lz4hc"};
+      "snappy", "z", "bzip2", "lz4", "lz4hc", "gflags"};
 
   /**
    * Loads the necessary library files.