diff --git a/build-aux/meson-install-info.sh b/build-aux/meson-install-info.sh
index 6b0b599c..0019249c 100644
--- a/build-aux/meson-install-info.sh
+++ b/build-aux/meson-install-info.sh
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ infofile=$2
 # install
 if test -z "${DESTDIR}"; then
     install-info --info-dir "${infodir}" "${infodir}/${infofile}"
-    gzip --force "${infodir}/${infofile}"
+    gzip --best --force "${infodir}/${infofile}"
 fi