diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 06b4d8e..c265a6e 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ override_dh_install:
 
 override_dh_strip:
 	dh_strip --dbg-package=liblz-dbg
+
+override_dh_builddeb:
+	dh_builddeb -- -Zgzip -z9