diff --git a/doc/ssh_filter_btrbk.1 b/doc/ssh_filter_btrbk.1
index dc15a2b..0202500 100644
--- a/doc/ssh_filter_btrbk.1
+++ b/doc/ssh_filter_btrbk.1
@@ -20,11 +20,15 @@ the "\-\-source", "\-\-target", "\-\-delete" and "\-\-info" options.
 Note that the following btrfs commands are always allowed: "btrfs
 subvolume show", "btrfs subvolume list".
 .PP
+Note that commands for stream compression (pipes through gzip, pigz,
+bzip2, pbzip2, xz, lzo, lz4) as well as rate limiting (pipes through
+"pv -L") are always allowed.
+.PP
 Example line in /root/.ssh/authorized_keys on a backup target host:
 .PP
 .RS 4
 .nf
-command="ssh_filter_btrbk.sh \-\-target \-\-delete \-\-compress \-\-restrict\-path /mnt/btr_backup" ssh\-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1...hwumXFRQBL btrbk@mydomain.com
+command="ssh_filter_btrbk.sh \-\-target \-\-delete \-\-restrict\-path /mnt/btr_backup" ssh\-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1...hwumXFRQBL btrbk@mydomain.com
 .fi
 .RE
 .SH OPTIONS
diff --git a/ssh_filter_btrbk.sh b/ssh_filter_btrbk.sh
index 335a0d8..ff7d453 100755
--- a/ssh_filter_btrbk.sh
+++ b/ssh_filter_btrbk.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ restrict_path_list=
 allow_list=
 allow_exact_list=
 allow_rate_limit=1
-allow_compress=
+allow_compress=1
 compress_list="gzip|pigz|bzip2|pbzip2|xz|lzo|lz4"
 
 log_cmd()
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ while [[ "$#" -ge 1 ]]; do
           ;;
 
       -c|--compress)
-          allow_compress=1
+          # deprecated option, compression is always allowed
           ;;
 
       -d|--delete)