diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 13d3a89b88..cb12a29798 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -108,3 +108,6 @@ nuget.config
 
 # Ignore MSBuild Binary Logs
 msbuild.binlog
+
+# Ignore gzip files in the manpage folder
+assets/manpage/*.gz
diff --git a/tools/packaging/packaging.psm1 b/tools/packaging/packaging.psm1
index 95caafede8..6e88df19de 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/packaging.psm1
+++ b/tools/packaging/packaging.psm1
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ function New-ManGzip
     # gzip in assets directory
     $GzipFile = "$RoffFile.gz"
     Write-Log "Creating man gz - running gzip..."
-    Start-NativeExecution { gzip -f $RoffFile } -VerboseOutputOnError
+    Start-NativeExecution { gzip -kf $RoffFile } -VerboseOutputOnError
 
     $ManFile = Join-Path "/usr/local/share/man/man1" (Split-Path -Leaf $GzipFile)