diff --git a/cmake/DeployMacros.cmake b/cmake/DeployMacros.cmake
index fcc18b49..91245fef 100644
--- a/cmake/DeployMacros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/DeployMacros.cmake
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ macro(deploy_target _T)
 			# generate deb
 			COMMAND cd ${_AGD} "&&" md5deep -rl usr opt ">" DEBIAN/md5sums
 			COMMAND mkdir ${_VERB} -p ${_DESTINATION}
-			COMMAND dpkg-deb -b ${_AGD} ${_DESTINATION}/${_deb_name}
+			COMMAND dpkg-deb -Z gzip -b ${_AGD} ${_DESTINATION}/${_deb_name}
 			VERBATIM
 			COMMENT "Generating ${_deb_name}"
 			)