diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index fee7030..2b92688 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 
 override_dh_strip:
 	dh_strip --dbg-package=plzip-dbg
+
+override_dh_builddeb:
+	dh_builddeb -- -Zgzip -z9