diff --git a/pmb/build/init.py b/pmb/build/init.py
index b3f3edd7..d138fb38 100644
--- a/pmb/build/init.py
+++ b/pmb/build/init.py
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ def init_abuild_minimal(args: PmbArgs, chroot: Chroot=Chroot.native()):
     if os.path.exists(marker):
         return
 
+    # pigz is multithreaded and makes compression must faster, we install it in the native
+    # chroot and then symlink it into the buildroot so we aren't running it through QEMU.
+    pmb.chroot.apk.install(args, ["pigz"], Chroot.native(), build=False)
     pmb.chroot.apk.install(args, ["abuild"], chroot, build=False)
 
     # Fix permissions
diff --git a/pmb/chroot/mount.py b/pmb/chroot/mount.py
index b6919149..87b64d89 100644
--- a/pmb/chroot/mount.py
+++ b/pmb/chroot/mount.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def mount_native_into_foreign(args: PmbArgs, chroot: Chroot):
     if not musl_link.is_symlink():
         pmb.helpers.run.root(args, ["ln", "-s", "/native/lib/" + musl,
                                     musl_link])
-        pmb.helpers.run.root(args, ["ln", "-sf", "/native/bin/busybox", "/usr/local/bin/gzip"])
+        pmb.helpers.run.root(args, ["ln", "-sf", "/native/usr/bin/pigz", "/usr/local/bin/pigz"])
 
 def remove_mnt_pmbootstrap(args: PmbArgs, chroot: Chroot):
     """ Safely remove /mnt/pmbootstrap directories from the chroot, without