diff --git a/roles/stable/restic/defaults/main.yml b/roles/stable/restic/defaults/main.yml
index 7b0f056..f1b3b47 100644
--- a/roles/stable/restic/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/stable/restic/defaults/main.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ restic_repository_name: restic
 restic_default_folders: []
 restic_folders: []
 restic_databases: []
-restic_dump_compression_enabled: true
+restic_dump_compression_enabled: false
 restic_forget: true
 restic_forget_keep_within: 30d
 restic_prune: true