diff --git a/openpgpsdk/src/openpgpsdk/crypto.c b/openpgpsdk/src/openpgpsdk/crypto.c
index f8c0e9884..969e1efd5 100644
--- a/openpgpsdk/src/openpgpsdk/crypto.c
+++ b/openpgpsdk/src/openpgpsdk/crypto.c
@@ -264,8 +264,9 @@ extern ops_boolean_t ops_encrypt_stream(ops_create_info_t* cinfo,
 
 	ops_writer_push_stream_encrypt_se_ip(cinfo, public_key);
 
-	if(! (compress && ops_writer_push_compressed(cinfo)))
-		return ops_false ;
+	if(compress)
+	   if(!ops_writer_push_compressed(cinfo))
+		  return ops_false ;
 
 	if (secret_key != NULL)
 		ops_writer_push_signed(cinfo, OPS_SIG_BINARY, secret_key);