diff --git a/packaging/AppImage-builder/AppImageBuilder.yml.jinja b/packaging/AppImage-builder/AppImageBuilder.yml.jinja
index 93d0107137..8acdea1f14 100644
--- a/packaging/AppImage-builder/AppImageBuilder.yml.jinja
+++ b/packaging/AppImage-builder/AppImageBuilder.yml.jinja
@@ -92,4 +92,4 @@ AppImage:
   arch: {{ arch }}
   file_name: {{ file_name }}
   update-information: guess
-  comp: xz
+  comp: zstd