1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h
index 3814cfe44..8a5025142 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.h
@@ -108,7 +108,10 @@ class FileFd
    bool OpenDescriptor(int Fd, unsigned int const Mode, CompressMode Compress, bool AutoClose=false);
    bool OpenDescriptor(int Fd, unsigned int const Mode, APT::Configuration::Compressor const &compressor, bool AutoClose=false);
    inline bool OpenDescriptor(int Fd, unsigned int const Mode, bool AutoClose=false) {
-      return OpenDescriptor(Fd, Mode, None, AutoClose);
+      if (Mode == ReadOnlyGzip)
+         return OpenDescriptor(Fd, Mode, Gzip, AutoClose);
+      else
+         return OpenDescriptor(Fd, Mode, None, AutoClose);
    };
    bool Close();
    bool Sync();