diff --git a/modules/outputs/initramfs.nix b/modules/outputs/initramfs.nix
index c666c77..b1e0ea8 100644
--- a/modules/outputs/initramfs.nix
+++ b/modules/outputs/initramfs.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ in
     kernel.config = {
       BLK_DEV_INITRD = "y";
       INITRAMFS_SOURCE = builtins.toJSON "${config.system.outputs.initramfs}";
-#      INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZO = "y";
+      INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_ZSTD = "y";
     };
 
     system.outputs = {
diff --git a/pkgs/kernel/default.nix b/pkgs/kernel/default.nix
index 4ddf1dd..6891384 100644
--- a/pkgs/kernel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/kernel/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [buildPackages.stdenv.cc] ++
                       (with buildPackages.pkgs; [
                         rsync bc bison flex pkg-config
-                        openssl ncurses.all perl
+                        openssl ncurses.all perl zstd
                       ]);
   CC = "${stdenv.cc.bintools.targetPrefix}gcc";
   HOSTCC = with buildPackages.pkgs;