diff --git a/archbuild.in b/archbuild.in
index bd5706d..e3d53ec 100644
--- a/archbuild.in
+++ b/archbuild.in
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ while getopts 'hcr:' arg; do
 	esac
 done

-check_root SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH,SRCDEST,SRCPKGDEST,PKGDEST,LOGDEST,MAKEFLAGS,PACKAGER,GNUPGHOME
+check_root SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH,SRCDEST,SRCPKGDEST,PKGDEST,LOGDEST,MAKEFLAGS,PACKAGER,GNUPGHOME,COMPRESSGZ,COMPRESSXZ,COMPRESSLRZ,COMPRESSZ,COMPRESSBZ2,COMPRESSLZO

 # Pass all arguments after -- right to makepkg
 makechrootpkg_args+=("${@:$OPTIND}")
diff --git a/makechrootpkg.in b/makechrootpkg.in
index 4b72a36..e4b7ca3 100644
--- a/makechrootpkg.in
+++ b/makechrootpkg.in
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ usage() {
 	echo 'command:'
 	echo '    mkarchroot <chrootdir>/root base-devel'
 	echo ''
-	echo 'This script reads {SRC,SRCPKG,PKG,LOG}DEST, MAKEFLAGS and PACKAGER'
-	echo 'from makepkg.conf(5), if those variables are not part of the'
-	echo 'environment.'
+	echo 'This script reads {SRC,SRCPKG,PKG,LOG}DEST, MAKEFLAGS, PACKAGER'
+	echo 'and COMPRESS{{G,X,LR,}Z,BZ2,LZO} from makepkg.conf(5),'
+	echo 'if those variables are not part of the environment.'
 	echo ''
 	echo "Default makepkg args: ${default_makepkg_args[*]}"
 	echo ''
@@ -63,12 +63,18 @@ usage() {
 #  - LOGDEST
 #  - MAKEFLAGS
 #  - PACKAGER
+#  - COMPRESSGZ
+#  - COMPRESSXZ
+#  - COMPRESSLRZ
+#  - COMPRESSZ
+#  - COMPRESSBZ2
+#  - COMPRESSLZO
 load_vars() {
 	local makepkg_conf="$1" var

 	[[ -f $makepkg_conf ]] || return 1

-	for var in {SRC,SRCPKG,PKG,LOG}DEST MAKEFLAGS PACKAGER; do
+	for var in {SRC,SRCPKG,PKG,LOG}DEST MAKEFLAGS PACKAGER COMPRESS{{G,X,LR,}Z,BZ2,LZO}; do
 		[[ -z ${!var:-} ]] && eval "$(grep -a "^${var}=" "$makepkg_conf")"
 	done

@@ -185,7 +191,9 @@ prepare_chroot() {

 	sed -e '/^MAKEFLAGS=/d' -e '/^PACKAGER=/d' -i "$copydir/etc/makepkg.conf"
 	for x in BUILDDIR=/build PKGDEST=/pkgdest SRCPKGDEST=/srcpkgdest SRCDEST=/srcdest LOGDEST=/logdest \
-		"MAKEFLAGS='${MAKEFLAGS:-}'" "PACKAGER='${PACKAGER:-}'"
+		"MAKEFLAGS='${MAKEFLAGS:-}'" "PACKAGER='${PACKAGER:-}'" "COMPRESSGZ=(${COMPRESSGZ[*]:-})" \
+		"COMPRESSXZ=(${COMPRESSXZ[*]:-})" "COMPRESSLRZ=(${COMPRESSLRZ[*]:-})" "COMPRESSZ=(${COMPRESSZ[*]:-})" \
+		"COMPRESSBZ2=(${COMPRESSBZ2[*]:-})" "COMPRESSLZO=(${COMPRESSLZO[*]:-})"
 	do
 		grep -q "^$x" "$copydir/etc/makepkg.conf" && continue
 		echo "$x" >>"$copydir/etc/makepkg.conf"