diff --git a/core/modules/system/config/system.performance.yml b/core/modules/system/config/system.performance.yml
index bb02952413f8..8629f756b9c4 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/config/system.performance.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/config/system.performance.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cache: '0'
 page_cache_maximum_age: '0'
-page_compression: '0'
+page_compression: '1'
 preprocess_css: '0'
 preprocess_js: '0'