diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 11c2796e3f..7f1ac5105a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -164,7 +164,9 @@ osxapp: Build/Standalone Build/OSXMkLibs
 	rm -f tmp/git-annex.dmg
 	hdiutil create -format UDBZ -srcfolder tmp/build-dmg \
 		-volname git-annex -o tmp/git-annex.dmg
+	# temporarily still create compressed image too
 	rm -f tmp/git-annex.dmg.bz2
+	bzip2 --fast < tmp/git-annex.dmg > tmp/git-annex.dmg.bz2
 
 ANDROID_FLAGS?=-f-XMPP
 # Cross compile for Android.