diff --git a/nixos/system/default.nix b/nixos/system/default.nix
index 70fae0e4..dcc94518 100644
--- a/nixos/system/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/system/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ in
       algorithm = lib.mkOption {
         description = "Page compression algorithm.";
         type = lib.types.str;
-        default = "lz4";
+        default = "zstd";
       };
       memoryPercent = lib.mkOption {
         description = "Maximum amount of memory (in percentage) that can be used.";