diff --git a/roles/nginx/files/nginx.conf b/roles/nginx/files/nginx.conf
index 8e6e1f5..f7aea83 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/files/nginx.conf
+++ b/roles/nginx/files/nginx.conf
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ http {
     # Avoids the issue where a non-gzip capable client (which is extremely rare
     # today) would display gibberish if their proxy gave them the gzipped version.
     gzip_vary on;
-    gzip_comp_level 6;
+    gzip_comp_level 5;
     gzip_min_length 860;
     gzip_disable "msie6";
     gzip_http_version 1.1;