diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 969d898..ca81e67 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *zbs.Builder) void {
 
     {
         const exe = b.addExecutable("turbonss-makecorpus", "src/turbonss-makecorpus.zig");
+        exe.compress_debug_sections = .zlib;
         exe.strip = strip;
         exe.setTarget(target);
         exe.setBuildMode(mode);