diff --git a/lib/dpl/providers/elasticbeanstalk.rb b/lib/dpl/providers/elasticbeanstalk.rb
index ebb4d0b89..cd1219518 100644
--- a/lib/dpl/providers/elasticbeanstalk.rb
+++ b/lib/dpl/providers/elasticbeanstalk.rb
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ def zip_exists?
       end
 
       def create_zip
+        ::Zip.write_zip64_support = true # Support >65k files in archive
         ::Zip::File.open(zip_file, ::Zip::File::CREATE) do |zip|
           files.each do |path|
             debug :zip_add, path