diff --git a/scripts/compress_assets.sh b/scripts/compress_assets.sh
index 58486089e1..615e30c43c 100755
--- a/scripts/compress_assets.sh
+++ b/scripts/compress_assets.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 cd web/ui
 cp embed.go.tmpl embed.go
+
+GZIP_OPTS="-fk"
+# gzip option '-k' may not always exist in the latest gzip available on different distros.
+if ! gzip -k -h &>/dev/null; then GZIP_OPTS="-f"; fi
+
 find static -type f -name '*.gz' -delete
-find static -type f -exec gzip -fk '{}' \; -print0 | xargs -0 -I % echo %.gz | xargs echo //go:embed >> embed.go
+find static -type f -exec gzip $GZIP_OPTS '{}' \; -print0 | xargs -0 -I % echo %.gz | xargs echo //go:embed >> embed.go
 echo var EmbedFS embed.FS >> embed.go