2 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index a5248b03a..c76471ff5 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 	mv debian/live-build/usr/share/live/build/cgi debian/live-build-cgi/usr/share/live/build
 
 override_dh_builddeb:
-	dh_builddeb -- -Zxz -z9
+	dh_builddeb -- -Zxz
 
 override_dh_installchangelogs:
 	dh_installchangelogs docs/ChangeLog
diff --git a/debian/source/options b/debian/source/options
index 22a4de9f6..5bd47b78d 100644
--- a/debian/source/options
+++ b/debian/source/options
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 compression = xz
-compression-level = 9