diff --git a/linux-tkg-config/prepare b/linux-tkg-config/prepare
index be9291b..6cfd198 100644
--- a/linux-tkg-config/prepare
+++ b/linux-tkg-config/prepare
@@ -1302,6 +1302,14 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES=y\r
     fi
   fi
 
+  # Distro specific workarounds in the .config file, when using Arch config file by default
+  if [ -z  "$_configfile" ] || [ "$_configfile" = "config_hardened.x86_64" ]; then
+    if [[ "$_distro" =~ ^(Debian|Ubuntu)$ ]]; then
+      _disable "MODULE_COMPRESS_ZSTD"
+      _enable "MODULE_COMPRESS_NONE"
+    fi
+  fi
+
   # set _menuconfig early for Void
   if [ "$_distro" = "Void" ]; then
     _menuconfig="Void"