diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index 2d734690a..a30369db8 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ php_value	upload_max_filesize	5M
 php_value	post_max_size		6M
 php_value	memory_limit		64M
 
-php_value	zlib.output_compression		1
+php_value	zlib.output_compression		Off
 php_value	magic_quotes_gpc		0
 php_value	zend.ze1_compatibility_mode	0
 php_value 	suhosin.session.encrypt 	Off