diff -ru dpkg-1.16.2.orig/scripts/Dpkg/Compression.pm dpkg-1.16.2/scripts/Dpkg/Compression.pm
--- dpkg-1.16.2.orig/scripts/Dpkg/Compression.pm	2012-03-19 02:40:08.000000000 -0400
+++ dpkg-1.16.2/scripts/Dpkg/Compression.pm	2012-04-02 16:26:27.000000000 -0400
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 my $COMP = {
     "gzip" => {
 	"file_ext" => "gz",
-	"comp_prog" => [ "gzip", "--no-name", "--rsyncable" ],
+	"comp_prog" => [ "gzip", "--no-name"],
 	"decomp_prog" => [ "gunzip" ],
 	"default_level" => 9,
     },