diff --git a/src/context.c b/src/context.c
index 625468e..f411250 100644
--- a/src/context.c
+++ b/src/context.c
@@ -406,12 +406,6 @@ static int set_verify(lua_State *L)
   int max = lua_gettop(L);
   for (i = 2; i <= max; i++) {
     str = luaL_checkstring(L, i);
-#if !defined(SSL_OP_NO_COMPRESSION) && (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x0090800f) && (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x1000000fL)
-    /* Version 0.9.8 has a different way to disable compression */
-    if (!strcmp(luaL_checkstring(L, i), "no_compression"))
-      ctx->comp_methods = NULL;
-    else
-#endif
     if (!set_verify_flag(str, &flag)) {
       lua_pushboolean(L, 0);
       lua_pushstring(L, "invalid verify option");
@@ -435,6 +429,12 @@ static int set_options(lua_State *L)
   /* any option? */
   if (max > 1) {
     for (i = 2; i <= max; i++) {
+#if !defined(SSL_OP_NO_COMPRESSION) && (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x0090800f) && (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x1000000fL)
+      /* Version 0.9.8 has a different way to disable compression */
+      if (!strcmp(luaL_checkstring(L, i), "no_compression"))
+        ctx->comp_methods = NULL;
+      else
+#endif
       if (!set_option_flag(luaL_checkstring(L, i), &flag)) {
         lua_pushboolean(L, 0);
         lua_pushstring(L, "invalid option");