diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index bf7304e..36c9d9c 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -238,8 +238,11 @@ endif
 
 .PHONY: common-build
 common-build: promu
-	@echo ">> building binaries"
-	GO111MODULE=$(GO111MODULE) $(PROMU) build --prefix $(PREFIX) $(PROMU_BINARIES)
+	@bash -c "trap 'echo \">> restoring assets\"; scripts/compress_assets.sh -d;' EXIT; \
+	          echo '>> compressing assets'; \
+	          scripts/compress_assets.sh; \
+	          echo '>> building binaries'; \
+	          GO111MODULE=$(GO111MODULE) $(PROMU) build --prefix $(PREFIX) $(PROMU_BINARIES)"
 
 .PHONY: common-tarball
 common-tarball: promu