diff --git a/builder/parallels/pvm/builder.go b/builder/parallels/pvm/builder.go
index d21388eff..e36916092 100644
--- a/builder/parallels/pvm/builder.go
+++ b/builder/parallels/pvm/builder.go
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 			Commands: b.config.PrlctlPost,
 			Ctx:      b.config.ctx,
 		},
+		&parallelscommon.StepCompactDisk{
+			Skip: b.config.SkipCompaction,
+		},
 	}
 
 	// Run the steps.
diff --git a/builder/parallels/pvm/config.go b/builder/parallels/pvm/config.go
index edccea50e..bcca5e724 100644
--- a/builder/parallels/pvm/config.go
+++ b/builder/parallels/pvm/config.go
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	bootcommand.BootConfig              `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	parallelscommon.ToolsConfig         `mapstructure:",squash"`
 
-	SourcePath  string `mapstructure:"source_path"`
-	VMName      string `mapstructure:"vm_name"`
-	ReassignMAC bool   `mapstructure:"reassign_mac"`
+	SourcePath     string `mapstructure:"source_path"`
+	SkipCompaction bool   `mapstructure:"skip_compaction"`
+	VMName         string `mapstructure:"vm_name"`
+	ReassignMAC    bool   `mapstructure:"reassign_mac"`
 
 	ctx interpolate.Context
 }