diff --git a/root/etc/mkinitcpio.conf b/root/etc/mkinitcpio.conf
index 1c602676..54c22309 100644
--- a/root/etc/mkinitcpio.conf
+++ b/root/etc/mkinitcpio.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+COMPRESSION="zstd"
 MODULES=(amdgpu)
 FILES=()