diff --git a/script/lib/config.py b/script/lib/config.py
index 6d60db6a21..d2076fbd94 100644
--- a/script/lib/config.py
+++ b/script/lib/config.py
@@ -51,3 +51,12 @@ def get_zip_name(name, version, suffix=''):
   if suffix:
     zip_name += '-' + suffix
   return zip_name + '.zip'
+
+def get_tar_name(name, version, suffix=''):
+  arch = get_target_arch()
+  if arch == 'arm':
+    arch += 'v7l'
+  zip_name = f'{name}-{version}-{get_platform_key()}-{arch}'
+  if suffix:
+    zip_name += '-' + suffix
+  return zip_name + '.tar.xz'
diff --git a/script/release/uploaders/upload.py b/script/release/uploaders/upload.py
index cf1bb3c0e4..36b5a3dd7f 100755
--- a/script/release/uploaders/upload.py
+++ b/script/release/uploaders/upload.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ sys.path.append(
 
 from zipfile import ZipFile
 from lib.config import PLATFORM, get_target_arch, \
-                       get_zip_name, set_verbose_mode, \
+                       get_zip_name, get_tar_name, set_verbose_mode, \
                        is_verbose_mode, get_platform_key, \
                        verbose_mode_print
 from lib.util import get_electron_branding, execute, get_electron_version, \
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ OUT_DIR = get_out_dir()
 
 DIST_NAME = get_zip_name(PROJECT_NAME, ELECTRON_VERSION)
 SYMBOLS_NAME = get_zip_name(PROJECT_NAME, ELECTRON_VERSION, 'symbols')
-DSYM_NAME = get_zip_name(PROJECT_NAME, ELECTRON_VERSION, 'dsym')
+# Use tar.xz compression for dsym files due to size
+DSYM_NAME = get_tar_name(PROJECT_NAME, ELECTRON_VERSION, 'dsym')
 DSYM_SNAPSHOT_NAME = get_zip_name(PROJECT_NAME, ELECTRON_VERSION,
                                   'dsym-snapshot')
 PDB_NAME = get_zip_name(PROJECT_NAME, ELECTRON_VERSION, 'pdb')