diff --git a/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-zram-config b/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-zram-config
index 5e92627cd..de76352fb 100755
--- a/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-zram-config
+++ b/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-zram-config
@@ -52,7 +52,13 @@ activate_zram_swap() {
 
 	swap_algo=${SWAP_ALGORITHM:=lzo}
 	for (( i=1; i<=zram_devices; i++ )); do
-		[[ -f /sys/block/zram${i}/comp_algorithm ]] && echo ${swap_algo} >/sys/block/zram${i}/comp_algorithm 2>/dev/null
+		if [ -f /sys/block/zram${i}/comp_algorithm ]; then
+			# set compression algorithm, if defined as lzo choose lzo-rle if available
+			# https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ZRAM-Linux-5.1-Better-Perform
+			grep -q 'lzo-rle' /sys/block/zram${i}/comp_algorithm && \
+				[[ "X${swap_algo}" = "Xlzo" ]] && swap_algo="lzo-rle"
+			echo ${swap_algo} >/sys/block/zram${i}/comp_algorithm 2>/dev/null
+		fi
 		if [ "X${ZRAM_BACKING_DEV}" != "X" ]; then
 			echo ${ZRAM_BACKING_DEV} >/sys/block/zram${i}/backing_dev
 		fi