diff --git a/src/executor/wall_time/perf/mod.rs b/src/executor/wall_time/perf/mod.rs
index cd0dd284..dc95b1ae 100644
--- a/src/executor/wall_time/perf/mod.rs
+++ b/src/executor/wall_time/perf/mod.rs
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ impl PerfRunner {
             "--freq=997", // Use a prime number to avoid synchronization with periodic tasks
             "--delay=-1",
             "-g",
+            "--compression-level=3", // 3 is a widely adopted default level (AWS Athena, Python, ...)
             "--user-callchains",
             &format!("--call-graph={cg_mode}"),
             &format!(