diff --git a/Release/src/http/common/http_helpers.cpp b/Release/src/http/common/http_helpers.cpp
index 2c45e5961d..459f053eb4 100644
--- a/Release/src/http/common/http_helpers.cpp
+++ b/Release/src/http/common/http_helpers.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 #if !defined(CPPREST_EXCLUDE_WEBSOCKETS) && !defined(CPPREST_EXCLUDE_COMPRESSION)
 #define CPPREST_HTTP_COMPRESSION
 #endif // !defined(CPPREST_EXCLUDE_WEBSOCKETS) && !defined(CPPREST_EXCLUDE_COMPRESSION)
+#elif __linux__
+#if !defined(CPPREST_EXCLUDE_COMPRESSION)
+#define CPPREST_HTTP_COMPRESSION
+#endif // !defined(CPPREST_EXCLUDE_COMPRESSION)
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CPPREST_HTTP_COMPRESSION)