The invention relates to a method for compensating the aroma of low-tar cigarettes by utilizing tobacco flavor precursors, which belongs to the field of tobacco processing. The method is characterized in that: in the low-tar cigarette production process, one or more types of tobacco flavor precursors are added into cut tobacco or cigarette paper for the low-tar cigarettes; and the tobacco flavor precursor is any one or the mixture of glycolipid, glucoside, Amadori compound and 3-oxo-Alpha-ionol-related compound. By adding the tobacco flavor precursor, the method effectively increases the aroma of the low-tar cigarettes, harmonizes the cigarette aroma, decreases the dryness of smoke, and provides an effective approach for the development of high-aroma, low-tar cigarettes.