diff --git a/files/scripts/initramfs.sh b/files/scripts/initramfs.sh
index e9abfdc..3bc4b82 100644
--- a/files/scripts/initramfs.sh
+++ b/files/scripts/initramfs.sh
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ else
 fi
 
 QUALIFIED_KERNEL="$(rpm -qa | grep -P '^kernel-(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)' | sed -E 's/kernel-//')"
-/usr/libexec/rpm-ostree/wrapped/dracut --no-hostonly --kver "${QUALIFIED_KERNEL}" --reproducible -v --add ostree -f "/lib/modules/${QUALIFIED_KERNEL}/initramfs.img"
+/usr/libexec/rpm-ostree/wrapped/dracut --no-hostonly --kver "${QUALIFIED_KERNEL}" --reproducible --zstd -v --add ostree -f "/lib/modules/${QUALIFIED_KERNEL}/initramfs.img"
 chmod 0600 "/lib/modules/${QUALIFIED_KERNEL}/initramfs.img"