--- src/openssl.c.orig
+++ src/openssl.c
@@ -248,6 +248,10 @@ ssl_init ()
   /* Keep memory usage as low as possible */
   SSL_CTX_set_mode (ssl_ctx, SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS);
 #endif
+#ifdef SSL_OP_NO_COMPRESSION
+  SSL_CTX_set_options(ssl_ctx, SSL_OP_NO_COMPRESSION);
+#endif
+
   return true;
 
  error: