diff --git a/Release/src/http/common/http_compression.cpp b/Release/src/http/common/http_compression.cpp
index d8c5a7340c..b0aa3a6600 100644
--- a/Release/src/http/common/http_compression.cpp
+++ b/Release/src/http/common/http_compression.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 #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)