diff --git a/crypto/crypto_user.c b/crypto/crypto_user.c
index 52459ae711a9b988f8b87e0ab240876166711bae..748990fa3c5369deb77df6128cd19acd96f2e57c 100644
--- a/crypto/crypto_user.c
+++ b/crypto/crypto_user.c
@@ -89,6 +89,21 @@ static int crypto_report_cipher(struct sk_buff *skb, struct crypto_alg *alg)
 	return -EMSGSIZE;
 }
 
+static int crypto_report_comp(struct sk_buff *skb, struct crypto_alg *alg)
+{
+	struct crypto_report_comp rcomp;
+
+	snprintf(rcomp.type, CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME, "%s", "compression");
+
+	NLA_PUT(skb, CRYPTOCFGA_REPORT_COMPRESS,
+		sizeof(struct crypto_report_comp), &rcomp);
+
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
 static int crypto_report_one(struct crypto_alg *alg,
 			     struct crypto_user_alg *ualg, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
@@ -126,6 +141,11 @@ static int crypto_report_one(struct crypto_alg *alg,
 		if (crypto_report_cipher(skb, alg))
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 
+		break;
+	case CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_COMPRESS:
+		if (crypto_report_comp(skb, alg))
+			goto nla_put_failure;
+
 		break;
 	}