diff --git a/contrib/unix/make-linux-appimage.sh b/contrib/unix/make-linux-appimage.sh
index c9cbb4036..b0255f7fb 100755
--- a/contrib/unix/make-linux-appimage.sh
+++ b/contrib/unix/make-linux-appimage.sh
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ AppImage:
   update-information: None
   sign-key: None
   arch: $ARCH
+  comp: xz
 
 APPIMAGEBUILDER_YAML