diff --git a/common/packages.nix b/common/packages.nix
index b47fe6d..6fea459 100644
--- a/common/packages.nix
+++ b/common/packages.nix
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ in
     version = "≥1.88"; # Required by volkerdobler.insertnums
     gappsWrapperArgs = "--unset NIXOS_OZONE_WL"; # Workaround for mangled keybindings
   };
-  whipper.patch = [ ../packages/resources/whipper_speed.patch ../packages/resources/whipper_detect-tty.patch ];
+  whipper.patch = [ ../packages/resources/whipper_flac-level.patch ../packages/resources/whipper_speed.patch ../packages/resources/whipper_detect-tty.patch ];
   yaru-theme.patch = ../packages/resources/yaru-theme_font.patch; # Set GNOME Shell font
   ydotool.patch = ../packages/resources/ydotool-halmakish.patch; # Pending ReimuNotMoe/ydotool#177
   zsh-abbr.condition = z: !z.meta.unfree;
diff --git a/packages/resources/whipper_flac-level.patch b/packages/resources/whipper_flac-level.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e47ade6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/resources/whipper_flac-level.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+--- a/whipper/program/flac.py
++++ b/whipper/program/flac.py
+@@ -16,3 +16,3 @@ def encode(infile, outfile):
+         check_call(['flac', '--silent', '--verify', '-o', outfile,
+-                    '-f', infile])
++                    '-f', '--compression-level-5', infile])
+     except CalledProcessError: