diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index b760bee..f9c0b8c 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@
 
 %:
 	dh $@ 
+
+override_dh_builddeb:
+	dh_builddeb -- -Zgzip -z9