diff --git a/packaging/linux/deb/buildpackage.sh b/packaging/linux/deb/buildpackage.sh
index 424a8aef2f..244385d1e7 100755
--- a/packaging/linux/deb/buildpackage.sh
+++ b/packaging/linux/deb/buildpackage.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ sed "s|/usr/bin|/usr/games|g" "${DEB_BUILD_ROOT}/usr/games/openra" > temp
 mv -f temp "${DEB_BUILD_ROOT}/usr/games/openra"
 chmod 0755 "${DEB_BUILD_ROOT}/usr/games/openra"*
 
+# Link and compress the man pages
+gzip -9n "${DEB_BUILD_ROOT}/usr/share/man/man6/openra.6"
+ln -s openra.6.gz "${DEB_BUILD_ROOT}/usr/share/man/man6/openra-server.6.gz"
+
 # Put the copyright and changelog in /usr/share/doc/openra/
 mkdir -p "${DEB_BUILD_ROOT}/${DOCDIR}"
 cp copyright "${DEB_BUILD_ROOT}/${DOCDIR}/copyright"