diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2f9ba8f03..50a457956 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ MANDIR=$(prefix)/share/man
 
 GZIP=gzip -9
 BZIP2=bzip2 -9
+LZMA=xz -9
 
 all: screen remove install
 
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ allgz: gz all
 
 allbz: bz2 all
 
+allxz: xz all
+
 screen:
 	mkdir -p not_installed
 	for i in man?/*; do \
@@ -36,6 +39,9 @@ gz:
 bz2:
 	for i in man?; do $(BZIP2) "$$i"/*; done
 
+xz:
+	for i in man?; do $(LZMA) "$$i"/*; done
+
 # Use with
 #  make HTDIR=/some/dir HTOPTS=whatever html
 # The sed removes the lines "Content-type: text/html\n\n"