--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -72,14 +72,17 @@ int ssl_configure(void) { /* configure g
     s_log(LOG_NOTICE, "FIPS mode %s",
         global_options.option.fips ? "enabled" : "disabled");
 #endif /* USE_FIPS */
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_COMP   
     if(global_options.compression!=COMP_NONE && !init_compression())
         return 0;
+#endif
     if(!init_prng())
         return 0;
     s_log(LOG_DEBUG, "PRNG seeded successfully");
     return 1; /* SUCCESS */
 }
 
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_COMP
 static int init_compression(void) {
     int id=0;
     COMP_METHOD *cm=NULL;
@@ -111,6 +114,7 @@ static int init_compression(void) {
     s_log(LOG_INFO, "Compression enabled using %s method", name);
     return 1;
 }
+#endif
 
 static int init_prng(void) {
     int totbytes=0;