diff --git a/compiler.r b/compiler.r
index 4995e2789e..f021a6dac5 100644
--- a/compiler.r
+++ b/compiler.r
@@ -4516,7 +4516,7 @@ red: context [
 	]
 	
 	comp-finish: does [
-		redbin/finish pick [[compress] []] to logic! redc/load-lib?
+		redbin/finish pick [[compress] []] to logic! all [redc/load-lib? job/redbin-compress?]
 	]
 	
 	comp-source: func [code [block!] /local user main saved mods][
diff --git a/red.r b/red.r
index 7347245938..056583c94c 100644
--- a/red.r
+++ b/red.r
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@ redc: context [
 				| "--dev"						(opts/dev-mode?: yes)
 				| "--no-runtime"				(opts/runtime?: no)		;@@ overridable by config!
 				| "--cli"						(gui?: no)
+				| "--no-compress"				(opts/redbin-compress?: no)
 				| "--catch"								;-- just pass-thru
 			]
 			set filename skip (src: load-filename filename)
diff --git a/system/compiler.r b/system/compiler.r
index d1306b7c6e..c07f6e2f14 100644
--- a/system/compiler.r
+++ b/system/compiler.r
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ system-dialect: make-profilable context [
 		red-strict-check?:	yes							;-- no => defers undefined word errors reporting at run-time
 		red-tracing?:		yes							;-- no => do not compile tracing code
 		red-help?:			no							;-- yes => keep doc-strings from boot.red
+		redbin-compress?:	yes							;-- yes => compress Redbin payload using custom CRUSH algorithm
 		legacy:				none						;-- block of optional OS legacy features flags
 		gui-console?:		no							;-- yes => redirect printing to gui console (temporary)
 		libRed?: 			no