diff --git a/roles/debuginfod/templates/nginx.d.conf.j2 b/roles/debuginfod/templates/nginx.d.conf.j2
index 456a9aba53cf382488ea25950b9785d33f8c9c97..5922ddd2ead326001e9b06a66d63fa89942a1227 100644
--- a/roles/debuginfod/templates/nginx.d.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/debuginfod/templates/nginx.d.conf.j2
@@ -42,5 +42,8 @@ server {
     location @debuginfod {
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
         proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8002;
+
+        gzip_comp_level 1;
+        gzip_types application/octet-stream;
     }
 }