diff --git a/modules/160-initramfs-compression.yml b/modules/160-initramfs-compression.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79911a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/160-initramfs-compression.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+name: initramfs-compression
+type: shell
+commands:
+  - sed -i 's/COMPRESS=zstd/COMPRESS=gzip/' /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
diff --git a/recipe.yml b/recipe.yml
index f3fb3ea..34515c8 100644
--- a/recipe.yml
+++ b/recipe.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ stages:
       - modules/130-kernel.yml
       - modules/140-manpages.yml
       - modules/150-init-executable.yml
+      - modules/160-initramfs-compression.yml
       - modules/998-podman-registry.yml
       - modules/999-replace-locale-gen.yml
       - modules/999-remove-grub-files.yml