diff --git a/src/Installers/Windows/SharedFrameworkBundle/Bundle.wxs b/src/Installers/Windows/SharedFrameworkBundle/Bundle.wxs
index db77de19c9..4880a599b7 100644
--- a/src/Installers/Windows/SharedFrameworkBundle/Bundle.wxs
+++ b/src/Installers/Windows/SharedFrameworkBundle/Bundle.wxs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
         <PayloadGroup Id="PG_Resources">
             <?foreach lcid in 2052;1028;1029;1031;3082;1036;1040;1041;1042;1045;1046;1049;1055?>
-            <Payload Id="PL_thm_$(var.lcid)" SourceFile="$(var.lcid)\thm.wxl" Name="$(var.lcid)\thm.xwl"/>
+            <Payload Id="PL_thm_$(var.lcid)" SourceFile="$(var.lcid)\thm.wxl" Name="$(var.lcid)\thm.xwl" Compressed="yes"/>
             <?endforeach?>
         </PayloadGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/Installers/Windows/WindowsHostingBundle/Bundle.wxs b/src/Installers/Windows/WindowsHostingBundle/Bundle.wxs
index 268ac895db..95897534b7 100644
--- a/src/Installers/Windows/WindowsHostingBundle/Bundle.wxs
+++ b/src/Installers/Windows/WindowsHostingBundle/Bundle.wxs
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 
         <PayloadGroup Id="PG_Resources">
           <?foreach lcid in 2052;1028;1029;1031;3082;1036;1040;1041;1042;1045;1046;1049;1055?>
-            <Payload Id="PL_thm_$(var.lcid)" SourceFile="$(var.lcid)\thm.wxl" Name="$(var.lcid)\thm.xwl"/>
-            <Payload Id="PL_Strings_$(var.lcid)" SourceFile="$(var.lcid)\Strings.wxl" Name="$(var.lcid)\Strings.wxl"/> 
+            <Payload Id="PL_thm_$(var.lcid)" SourceFile="$(var.lcid)\thm.wxl" Name="$(var.lcid)\thm.xwl" Compressed="yes"/>
+            <Payload Id="PL_Strings_$(var.lcid)" SourceFile="$(var.lcid)\Strings.wxl" Name="$(var.lcid)\Strings.wxl" Compressed="yes"/> 
           <?endforeach?>
         </PayloadGroup>