diff --git a/salt/modules/archive.py b/salt/modules/archive.py
index 59859b3f32..c3c77863af 100644
--- a/salt/modules/archive.py
+++ b/salt/modules/archive.py
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ def cmd_unzip(zip_file, dest, excludes=None,
     return _trim_files(files, trim_output)
 
 
+@salt.utils.decorators.depends('zipfile', fallback_function=cmd_unzip)
 def unzip(zip_file, dest, excludes=None,
           template=None, runas=None, trim_output=False, password=None):
     '''