diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 6ae40cd..0033cbd 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 
 override_dh_strip:
 	dh_strip --dbg-package=lunzip-dbg
+
+override_dh_builddeb:
+	dh_builddeb -- -Zgzip -z9