diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 7b77143..3bb8b6c 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,12 @@ umount "$ROOTFS_PATH/sys" || umount -lf "$ROOTFS_PATH/sys" || true
 mksquashfs \
     "$ROOTFS_PATH" \
     "$LIVE_BOOT_PATH/live/filesystem.squashfs" \
-    -e boot
+    -e boot \
+    -noappend \
+    -comp xz \
+    -b 1M \
+    -Xdict-size 1M \
+    -Xbcj x86
     
 # Copy Kernel to live
 cp "$ROOTFS_PATH/boot"/vmlinuz-* \