diff --git a/src/protocol/http/http.c b/src/protocol/http/http.c
index bd2d5a5f..19725a31 100644
--- a/src/protocol/http/http.c
+++ b/src/protocol/http/http.c
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ accept_encoding_header(struct string *header)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_GZIP
 	if (comma) add_to_string(header, ", ");
-	add_to_string(header, "gzip, deflate");
+	add_to_string(header, "gzip");
 	comma = 1;
 #endif