diff --git a/packages/next/build/index.ts b/packages/next/build/index.ts
index 89cc94663989c..7f308632333f5 100644
--- a/packages/next/build/index.ts
+++ b/packages/next/build/index.ts
@@ -551,11 +551,7 @@ export default async function build(
       .traceChild('generate-required-server-files')
       .traceFn(() => ({
         version: 1,
-        config: {
-          ...config,
-          compress: false,
-          configFile: undefined,
-        },
+        config: { ...config, configFile: undefined },
         appDir: dir,
         files: [
           ROUTES_MANIFEST,
diff --git a/test/production/required-server-files.test.ts b/test/production/required-server-files.test.ts
index 25779a1b79f12..5beb07895d099 100644
--- a/test/production/required-server-files.test.ts
+++ b/test/production/required-server-files.test.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ describe('should set-up next', () => {
     if (server) await killApp(server)
   })
 
+  it('`compress` should be `true` by default', async () => {
+    expect(
+      await fs.readFileSync(join(next.testDir, 'standalone/server.js'), 'utf8')
+    ).toContain('"compress":true')
+  })
+
   it('should output middleware correctly', async () => {
     expect(
       await fs.pathExists(