diff --git a/net-vpn/mullvadvpn-app/mullvadvpn-app-2026.2.ebuild b/net-vpn/mullvadvpn-app/mullvadvpn-app-2026.2.ebuild
index c14365654e..3407daab5e 100644
--- a/net-vpn/mullvadvpn-app/mullvadvpn-app-2026.2.ebuild
+++ b/net-vpn/mullvadvpn-app/mullvadvpn-app-2026.2.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=8
 
+RPM_COMPRESS_TYPE="xz"
 inherit desktop rpm systemd shell-completion xdg
 
 MYPV="${PV/_beta/-beta}"