diff --git a/pisi/archive.py b/pisi/archive.py
index d35b2830..f5e903da 100644
--- a/pisi/archive.py
+++ b/pisi/archive.py
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ class ArchiveTar(ArchiveBase):
 
         if self.tar.mode == 'wb' and self.type == 'tarlzma':
             batch = None
-            if ctx.get_option('compression_level'):
-                batch = "lzmash -k -%s %s" % (ctx.get_option('compression_level'), self.file_path)
+            if ctx.config.values.build.compressionlevel:
+                batch = "lzmash -k -%s %s" % (ctx.config.values.build.compressionlevel, self.file_path)
             else:
                 batch = "lzmash -k %s" % self.file_path
 
diff --git a/pisi/cli/commands.py b/pisi/cli/commands.py
index 37ea46ee..3d7d0f74 100644
--- a/pisi/cli/commands.py
+++ b/pisi/cli/commands.py
@@ -381,8 +381,6 @@ unpack, setup, build, install, package
                                default=False, help=_("don't install build dependencies, fail if a build dependency is present"))
         self.parser.add_option("-F", "--package-format", action="store", default='1.1',
                                help=_("pisi package format"))
-        self.parser.add_option("-c", "--compression-level", action="store", default=None,
-                               help=_("LZMA compression level, 1 through 9"))
 
     def run(self):
         if not self.args:
@@ -403,16 +401,6 @@ unpack, setup, build, install, package
         if ctx.get_option('package_format') not in Build.package_formats:
             raise Error(_('package_format must be one of %s ') % pisi.util.strlist(Build.package_formats))
         
-        if ctx.get_option('compression_level'):
-            if ctx.get_option('package_format') != "1.1":
-                raise Error(_('compression level is for lzma compression'))
-            
-            try:
-                if int(ctx.get_option('compression_level')) not in range(1, 10):
-                    raise Error(_('compression level must be between 1 and 9'))
-            except ValueError:
-                raise Error(_('compression level must be an integer'))
-
         if ctx.get_option('output_dir'):
             ctx.ui.info(_('Output directory: %s') % ctx.config.options.output_dir)
         else:
diff --git a/pisi/configfile.py b/pisi/configfile.py
index d49ecc95..303f961c 100644
--- a/pisi/configfile.py
+++ b/pisi/configfile.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #
 #[general]
 #destinationdirectory = /
-#buildhelper = None / ccache / icecream
 #autoclean = False
 #
 #[build]
@@ -30,6 +29,8 @@
 #CXXFLAGS= -mtune=i686 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer
 #LDFLAGS=
 #buildno=True     # necessary for generating build nos
+#buildhelper = None / ccache / icecream
+#compressionlevel = 7
 #
 #[directories]
 #lib_dir = /var/lib/pisi
@@ -57,7 +58,6 @@ class Error(pisi.Error):
 class GeneralDefaults:
     """Default values for [general] section"""
     destinationdirectory = "/"
-    buildhelper = None
     autoclean = False
     distribution = "Pardus"
     distribution_release = "1.1"
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ class BuildDefaults:
     cxxflags = "-mtune=i686 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
     ldflags = ""
     buildno = False
+    buildhelper = None
+    compressionlevel = 7
 
 class DirsDefaults:
     "Default values for [directories] section"