diff --git a/src/input/r_usf.cpp b/src/input/r_usf.cpp
index 802fdff59..51898d01f 100644
--- a/src/input/r_usf.cpp
+++ b/src/input/r_usf.cpp
@@ -328,7 +328,6 @@ usf_reader_c::create_packetizer(int64_t tid) {
                                              m_private_data.c_str(),
                                              m_private_data.length(), false,
                                              true, ti));
-  PTZR(track.m_ptzr)->set_default_compression_method(COMPRESSION_ZLIB);
   mxinfo(FMT_TID "Using the text subtitle output module.\n", ti.fname.c_str(),
          tid);
 }
diff --git a/src/output/p_textsubs.cpp b/src/output/p_textsubs.cpp
index f91828bcf..22143919d 100644
--- a/src/output/p_textsubs.cpp
+++ b/src/output/p_textsubs.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ textsubs_packetizer_c::textsubs_packetizer_c(generic_reader_c *_reader,
   }
 
   set_track_type(track_subtitle);
+  if (codec_id == MKV_S_TEXTUSF)
+    set_default_compression_method(COMPRESSION_ZLIB);
 }
 
 textsubs_packetizer_c::~textsubs_packetizer_c() {