diff --git a/source/util/src/tcompression.c b/source/util/src/tcompression.c
index 92d8ca3313..73875d836a 100644
--- a/source/util/src/tcompression.c
+++ b/source/util/src/tcompression.c
@@ -2956,11 +2956,11 @@ int8_t tUpdateCompress(uint32_t oldCmpr, uint32_t newCmpr, uint8_t l2Disabled, u
     if (update == 0) {
       if (ol2 == L2_DISABLED) {
         update = -1;
+        return update;
       }
-    } else {
-      SET_COMPRESS(ol1, ol2, nlvl, *dst);
-      update = 1;
     }
+    SET_COMPRESS(ol1, ol2, nlvl, *dst);
+    update = 1;
   }
 
   return update;