diff --git a/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/GZIPContentDecoder.java b/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/GZIPContentDecoder.java
index 79518f821881..882c06337a2c 100644
--- a/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/GZIPContentDecoder.java
+++ b/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/GZIPContentDecoder.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public GZIPContentDecoder(ByteBufferPool pool, int bufferSize)
     public GZIPContentDecoder(InflaterPool inflaterPool, ByteBufferPool pool, int bufferSize)
     {
         _inflaterEntry = inflaterPool.acquire();
+        _inflater = _inflaterEntry.get();
         _bufferSize = bufferSize;
         _pool = pool;
         reset();
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/compression/CompressionPool.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/compression/CompressionPool.java
index 80ace49383c8..f0725bf82309 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/compression/CompressionPool.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/compression/CompressionPool.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public void setCapacity(int capacity)
         _capacity = capacity;
     }
 
-    protected abstract T newObject();
+    protected abstract T newPooled();
 
     protected abstract void end(T object);
 
@@ -70,15 +70,12 @@ public Entry acquire()
         Entry entry = null;
         if (_pool != null)
         {
-            Pool<Entry>.Entry acquiredEntry = _pool.acquire(e -> new Entry(newObject()));
+            Pool<Entry>.Entry acquiredEntry = _pool.acquire(e -> new Entry(newPooled(), e));
             if (acquiredEntry != null)
-            {
                 entry = acquiredEntry.getPooled();
-                entry.setEntry(acquiredEntry);
-            }
         }
 
-        return (entry == null) ? new Entry(newObject()) : entry;
+        return (entry == null) ? new Entry(newPooled()) : entry;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -107,17 +104,20 @@ public void doStop() throws Exception
 
     public class Entry implements Closeable
     {
-        private T _value;
-        private Pool<Entry>.Entry _entry;
+        private final T _value;
+        private final Pool<Entry>.Entry _entry;
 
         Entry(T value)
         {
-            _value = value;
-            _entry = null;
+            this(value, null);
         }
 
-        void setEntry(Pool<Entry>.Entry entry)
+        Entry(T value, Pool<Entry>.Entry entry)
         {
+            if (entry != null && entry.getPooled() != value)
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("value does not match pooled entry");
+
+            _value = value;
             _entry = entry;
         }
 
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ public void release()
                     if (_pool.remove(_entry))
                         close();
                 }
-
-                _entry = null;
             }
         }
 
@@ -148,8 +146,6 @@ public void release()
         public void close()
         {
             end(_value);
-            _value = null;
-            _entry = null;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/compression/DeflaterPool.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/compression/DeflaterPool.java
index 7fbcc0d1bcb5..ebd3eec2f80e 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/compression/DeflaterPool.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/compression/DeflaterPool.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public DeflaterPool(int capacity, int compressionLevel, boolean nowrap)
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected Deflater newObject()
+    protected Deflater newPooled()
     {
         return new Deflater(compressionLevel, nowrap);
     }
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/compression/InflaterPool.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/compression/InflaterPool.java
index c74b8388386e..a41e1f933c92 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/compression/InflaterPool.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/compression/InflaterPool.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public InflaterPool(int capacity, boolean nowrap)
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected Inflater newObject()
+    protected Inflater newPooled()
     {
         return new Inflater(nowrap);
     }
diff --git a/jetty-websocket/websocket-core-common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/core/internal/PerMessageDeflateExtension.java b/jetty-websocket/websocket-core-common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/core/internal/PerMessageDeflateExtension.java
index 66193b5f3450..55f5ead57378 100644
--- a/jetty-websocket/websocket-core-common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/core/internal/PerMessageDeflateExtension.java
+++ b/jetty-websocket/websocket-core-common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/core/internal/PerMessageDeflateExtension.java
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ public class PerMessageDeflateExtension extends AbstractExtension
 
     private final TransformingFlusher outgoingFlusher;
     private final TransformingFlusher incomingFlusher;
-    private DeflaterPool.Entry deflaterEntry;
-    private InflaterPool.Entry inflaterEntry;
+    private DeflaterPool.Entry deflaterHolder;
+    private InflaterPool.Entry inflaterHolder;
     private boolean incomingCompressed;
 
     private ExtensionConfig configRequested;
@@ -180,28 +180,34 @@ public static boolean endsWithTail(ByteBuffer buf)
 
     public Deflater getDeflater()
     {
-        if (deflaterEntry == null)
-            deflaterEntry = getDeflaterPool().acquire();
-        return deflaterEntry.get();
+        if (deflaterHolder == null)
+            deflaterHolder = getDeflaterPool().acquire();
+        return deflaterHolder.get();
     }
 
     public Inflater getInflater()
     {
-        if (inflaterEntry == null)
-            inflaterEntry = getInflaterPool().acquire();
-        return inflaterEntry.get();
+        if (inflaterHolder == null)
+            inflaterHolder = getInflaterPool().acquire();
+        return inflaterHolder.get();
     }
 
     public void releaseInflater()
     {
-        inflaterEntry.release();
-        inflaterEntry = null;
+        if (inflaterHolder != null)
+        {
+            inflaterHolder.release();
+            inflaterHolder = null;
+        }
     }
 
     public void releaseDeflater()
     {
-        deflaterEntry.release();
-        deflaterEntry = null;
+        if (deflaterHolder != null)
+        {
+            deflaterHolder.release();
+            deflaterHolder = null;
+        }
     }
 
     @Override