diff --git a/bin/scripts/archive-fonts.sh b/bin/scripts/archive-fonts.sh
index 59d2301783..ba78992376 100755
--- a/bin/scripts/archive-fonts.sh
+++ b/bin/scripts/archive-fonts.sh
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ do
   [[ -d "$outputdir" ]] || mkdir -p "$outputdir"
 
   # -ic (ignore case not working)
-  zip "$outputdir/$basename" -rj "$searchdir" -i '*.[o,t]tf' -i '*.[O,T]TF'
+  zip -9 "$outputdir/$basename" -rj "$searchdir" -i '*.[o,t]tf' -i '*.[O,T]TF'
   zipStatus=$?
   if [ "$zipStatus" != "0" ]
   then
     echo "$LINE_PREFIX Could not create archive with the path junked (-j option) - likely same font names for different paths, zip status: $zipStatus"
     echo "$LINE_PREFIX Retrying with full path"
-    zip "$outputdir/$basename" -r "$searchdir" -i '*.[o,t]tf' -i '*.[O,T]TF'
+    zip -9 "$outputdir/$basename" -r "$searchdir" -i '*.[o,t]tf' -i '*.[O,T]TF'
   fi;
 done