diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5b958490..aae8ab37 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ v0.71.5		18-Aug-2005
 	nodelist.a:
 		Clear node Hold or Down status if set in nodes setup.
 
+	mbcico:
+		Only disallow GZ/BZ2 compression by default if both zlib and
+		bzlib are not present.
+
 	mbfido:
 		Removed debug logging for solved crash.
 		Code cleanup.
diff --git a/mbcico/rdoptions.c b/mbcico/rdoptions.c
index c70d43f9..f0e2505a 100644
--- a/mbcico/rdoptions.c
+++ b/mbcico/rdoptions.c
@@ -95,10 +95,9 @@ void rdoptions(int Loaded)
 
 #ifndef	HAVE_ZLIB_H
     localoptions |= NOPLZ;
-    localoptions |= NOGZBZ2;
-#endif
 #ifndef	HAVE_BZLIB_H
     localoptions |= NOGZBZ2;
+#endif
 #endif
 
     if (nodes.Aka[0].zone == 0) {