diff --git a/lfs/Config b/lfs/Config
index d2ac8e423..1077f2554 100644
--- a/lfs/Config
+++ b/lfs/Config
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ define PAK
 	tar xf /install/packages/package/files.tmp -C /install/packages/package/tmp/ \
 		-p --numeric-owner
 	rm -f /install/packages/package/files.tmp
-	cd /install/packages/package/tmp/ && XZ_OPT="-T0 --best" tar -c -p --numeric-owner -J -f /install/packages/package/files.tar.xz *
+	cd /install/packages/package/tmp/ && XZ_OPT=-T0 tar -c -p --numeric-owner -J -f /install/packages/package/files.tar.xz *
 	rm -r /install/packages/package/tmp
 	-cat /install/packages/package/ROOTFILES | grep -v "#" > /install/packages/package/ROOTFILES.tmp
 	mv /install/packages/package/ROOTFILES.tmp /install/packages/package/ROOTFILES
diff --git a/lfs/cdrom b/lfs/cdrom
index 2f151037a..7a7fff166 100644
--- a/lfs/cdrom
+++ b/lfs/cdrom
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 # Enable multi-threaded compression for LZMA
-export XZ_OPT = --threads=0 --best
+export XZ_OPT = --threads=0
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Top-level Rules