diff --git a/redhat-rpm-config-9.0.3-xz-payload.patch b/redhat-rpm-config-9.0.3-xz-payload.patch
index 6cc4e4c..5ee082e 100644
--- a/redhat-rpm-config-9.0.3-xz-payload.patch
+++ b/redhat-rpm-config-9.0.3-xz-payload.patch
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ diff -up redhat-rpm-config-9.0.3/macros.fu redhat-rpm-config-9.0.3/macros
  %_binary_filedigest_algorithm 8
  
 +# Use XZ compression for binary payloads
-+%_binary_payload w7.xzdio
++%_binary_payload w2.xzdio
 +
  %__find_provides        /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/find-provides
  %__find_requires        /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/find-requires
diff --git a/redhat-rpm-config.spec b/redhat-rpm-config.spec
index a6a6b00..3bfd369 100644
--- a/redhat-rpm-config.spec
+++ b/redhat-rpm-config.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Red Hat specific rpm configuration files
 Name: redhat-rpm-config
 Version: 9.0.3
-Release: 17%{?dist}
+Release: 18%{?dist}
 # No version specified.
 License: GPL+
 Group: Development/System
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %{_prefix}/lib/rpm/redhat
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Sep 28 2009 Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com>
+- Drop xz compression level to 2
+
 * Thu Sep 03 2009 Adam Jackson <ajax@redhat.com>
 - Delete *.orig in %%install