diff --git a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/configuration/providers/forge/MinecraftPatchedProvider.java b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/configuration/providers/forge/MinecraftPatchedProvider.java
index fadf7d337..8389f3a28 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/configuration/providers/forge/MinecraftPatchedProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/configuration/providers/forge/MinecraftPatchedProvider.java
@@ -631,7 +631,8 @@ private void patchJars(File clean, File output, Path patches) throws IOException
 		ConsoleTool.main(new String[] {
 				"--clean", clean.getAbsolutePath(),
 				"--output", output.getAbsolutePath(),
-				"--apply", patches.toAbsolutePath().toString()
+				"--apply", patches.toAbsolutePath().toString(),
+				"--pack200"
 		});
 
 		try {