diff --git a/binutils.changes b/binutils.changes
index 59a066f..4fca8c0 100644
--- a/binutils.changes
+++ b/binutils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb 21 15:32:02 UTC 2023 - Martin Liška <mliska@suse.cz>
+
+- Enable zstd compression algorithm (instead of zlib)
+  for debug info sections by default.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan 30 09:18:59 UTC 2023 - Martin Liška <mliska@suse.cz>
 
diff --git a/binutils.spec b/binutils.spec
index 72394e8..ef32ed7 100644
--- a/binutils.spec
+++ b/binutils.spec
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ BuildRequires:  zlib-devel-static
 %else
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 %endif
+%if %{suse_version} > 1500
+BuildRequires:  libzstd-devel
+%endif
 Version:        2.40
 Release:        0
 
@@ -362,6 +365,9 @@ cd build-dir
 %endif
 %if %{suse_version} > 1320
 	--enable-compressed-debug-sections=gas \
+%if %{suse_version} > 1550
+  --enable-default-compressed-debug-sections-algorithm=zstd \
+%endif
 %endif
 %if %{suse_version} < 1550
 	--disable-x86-used-note \