diff --git a/build/azure-pipelines/linux/snap-build-linux.yml b/build/azure-pipelines/linux/snap-build-linux.yml
index 09c5488f22e..c2f82083f38 100644
--- a/build/azure-pipelines/linux/snap-build-linux.yml
+++ b/build/azure-pipelines/linux/snap-build-linux.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ steps:
         x64) SNAPCRAFT_TARGET_ARGS="" ;;
         *) SNAPCRAFT_TARGET_ARGS="--target-arch $(VSCODE_ARCH)" ;;
       esac
-      (cd $SNAP_ROOT/code-* && sudo --preserve-env snapcraft snap $SNAPCRAFT_TARGET_ARGS --output "$SNAP_PATH")
+      (cd $SNAP_ROOT/code-* && sudo --preserve-env snapcraft prime $SNAPCRAFT_TARGET_ARGS && snap pack prime --compression=lzo --filename="$SNAP_PATH")
 
       # Publish snap package
       AZURE_DOCUMENTDB_MASTERKEY="$(builds-docdb-key-readwrite)" \