diff --git a/debpack b/debpack
index d3ed4ff..d5dc4d7 100755
--- a/debpack
+++ b/debpack
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ build() {
     normalize_perms .debpack
 
     green "Building package"
-    fakeroot dpkg --build .debpack
+    fakeroot dpkg-deb -b -Zgzip -z9 .debpack
 
     dpkg --info .debpack.deb
     dpkg --contents .debpack.deb