diff --git a/include/binaries b/include/binaries
index 616ee777..a39ec523 100644
--- a/include/binaries
+++ b/include/binaries
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
                             gcc)                    if [ -f ${BINARY} ]; then GCCBINARY="${BINARY}";               COMPILER_INSTALLED=1;                  logtext "  Found known binary: gcc (compiler) - ${BINARY}";                                            fi ;;
                             grep)                   GREPFOUND=1;           GREPBINARY=${BINARY};                                                          logtext "  Found known binary: grep (text search) - ${BINARY}"                                            ;;
                             grub2-install)          GRUB2INSTALLFOUND=1;   GRUB2INSTALLBINARY=${BINARY};                                                  logtext "  Found known binary: grub2-install (installer for boot loader) - ${BINARY}"                     ;;
+                            gzip)                   GZIPFOUND=1;           GZIPBINARY="${BINARY}";                                                        logtext "  Found known binary: gzip (compressing utility) - ${BINARY}"                                    ;;
                             httpd2-prefork)         HTTPDFOUND=1;          HTTPDBINARY=${BINARY};                                                         logtext "  Found known binary: apache2 (web server) - ${BINARY}"                                          ;;
                             initctl)                INITCTLBINARY=${BINARY};                               SERVICE_MANAGER="upstart";                     logtext "  Found known binary: initctl (client to upstart init) - ${BINARY}"                              ;;
                             lsvg)                   LSVGFOUND=1;           LVSGBINARY=${BINARY};                                                          logtext "  Found known binary: lsvg (volume manager) - ${BINARY}"                                         ;;