diff --git a/roles/seafile/tasks/install.yml b/roles/seafile/tasks/install.yml
index 53c2f8f..5135fe8 100644
--- a/roles/seafile/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/seafile/tasks/install.yml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     dest: "{{ seafile_root_dir }}/seafile-server/"
     recursive: True
     delete: True
+    compress: False
   delegate_to: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
   when: seafile_install_mode != 'none'
   tags: seafile