diff --git a/src/paperless/settings.py b/src/paperless/settings.py
index 72d3321cd..31ddb8b29 100644
--- a/src/paperless/settings.py
+++ b/src/paperless/settings.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import re
 import tempfile
 from os import PathLike
 from pathlib import Path
+from platform import machine
 from typing import Final
 from typing import Optional
 from typing import Union
@@ -370,7 +371,10 @@ ASGI_APPLICATION = "paperless.asgi.application"
 STATIC_URL = os.getenv("PAPERLESS_STATIC_URL", BASE_URL + "static/")
 WHITENOISE_STATIC_PREFIX = "/static/"
 
-_static_backend = "django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.StaticFilesStorage"
+if machine().lower() == "aarch64":  # pragma: no cover
+    _static_backend = "django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.StaticFilesStorage"
+else:
+    _static_backend = "whitenoise.storage.CompressedStaticFilesStorage"
 
 STORAGES = {
     "staticfiles": {