diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modinst b/scripts/Makefile.modinst
index 346f5ec50682..0afd75472679 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modinst
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ endif
 quiet_cmd_gzip = GZIP    $@
       cmd_gzip = $(KGZIP) -n -f $<
 quiet_cmd_xz = XZ      $@
-      cmd_xz = $(XZ) --lzma2=dict=2MiB -f $<
+      cmd_xz = $(XZ) --check=crc32 --lzma2=dict=1MiB -f $<
 quiet_cmd_zstd = ZSTD    $@
       cmd_zstd = $(ZSTD) -T0 --rm -f -q $<