diff --git a/mkinitcpio b/mkinitcpio
index 9b585cd..59f3efa 100755
--- a/mkinitcpio
+++ b/mkinitcpio
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ build_image() {
             COMPRESSION_OPTIONS+=('-l')
             ;;
         zstd)
-            COMPRESSION_OPTIONS+=('-19' '-T0')
+            COMPRESSION_OPTIONS+=('-T0')
             ;;
     esac