diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d6ac98259..5760ce86c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ linux (3.10.1-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * rtlwifi: rtl8723ae: Fix typo in firmware names
   * [x86] Change INTEL_MEI_ME back to a module (Closes: #717383)
   * [armhf/armmp] Enable NET_CALXEDA_XGMAC as module (Closes: #717269)
-  * linux-source: Switch compression of tarball and patch to xz
+  * linux-source: Switch compression of tarball and patch to xz.  Disable
+    compression of package (but use gzip, to keep old tools happy).
 
  -- Arnaud Patard <arnaud.patard@rtp-net.org>  Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:19:29 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/rules.real b/debian/rules.real
index 42015c14a..ecd7eba8e 100644
--- a/debian/rules.real
+++ b/debian/rules.real
@@ -500,6 +500,9 @@ install-source: $(BUILD_DIR)/linux-source-$(UPSTREAMVERSION).tar.xz $(foreach FE
 	dh_testdir
 	dh_testroot
 	dh_install '$^' /usr/src
-	+$(MAKE_SELF) install-base
+# We don't want to recompress, but -Znone is not compatible with older
+# tools and is currently rejected by dak.  -Zgzip -z0 has almost the
+# same effect.
+	+$(MAKE_SELF) install-base BUILDDEB_ARGS='-Zgzip -z0'
 
 # vim: filetype=make