diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/mc_fix.yml b/changelogs/fragments/mc_fix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..efe7642600e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/mc_fix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - config, restored the ability to set module compression via a variable
diff --git a/lib/ansible/config/base.yml b/lib/ansible/config/base.yml
index 69a0d679e23..a5790f6d45e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/config/base.yml
+++ b/lib/ansible/config/base.yml
@@ -845,8 +845,8 @@ DEFAULT_MODULE_COMPRESSION:
   env: []
   ini:
   - {key: module_compression, section: defaults}
-# vars:
-#   - name: ansible_module_compression
+  vars:
+    - name: ansible_module_compression
 DEFAULT_MODULE_NAME:
   name: Default adhoc module
   default: command