diff --git a/pkg/network/message.go b/pkg/network/message.go
index bb9d86f3f..368d69cc9 100644
--- a/pkg/network/message.go
+++ b/pkg/network/message.go
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ func (m *Message) tryCompressPayload() error {
 	compressedPayload := buf.Bytes()
 	if m.Flags&Compressed == 0 {
 		switch m.Payload.(type) {
-		case *payload.Headers, *payload.MerkleBlock, *payload.NullPayload:
+		case *payload.Headers, *payload.MerkleBlock, *payload.NullPayload,
+			*payload.Inventory:
 			break
 		default:
 			size := len(compressedPayload)