diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6e9f9579..ffb448b5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ v0.83.11	28-Jan-2006
 		will completly restart the connection with that remote.
 		Made several functions multithread aware (still not Ok).
 
+	mbcico:
+		Assume EXTCMD is set when GZ or BZ2 is active.
+
 
 v0.83.10	25-Jan-2006 - 28-Jan-2006
 
diff --git a/mbcico/binkp.c b/mbcico/binkp.c
index 85b05e2c..bb70004b 100644
--- a/mbcico/binkp.c
+++ b/mbcico/binkp.c
@@ -2085,23 +2085,15 @@ void binkp_set_comp_state(void)
 #ifdef  HAVE_BZLIB_H
     Syslog('b', "Binkp: BZ2    they=%s we=%s", opstate[bp.BZ2they], opstate[bp.BZ2we]);
     if ((bp.BZ2they == Want) && (bp.BZ2we == Want)) {
-	if (bp.EXTCMDwe == Active) {
-	    Syslog('+', "Binkp: BZ2 compression active");
-	    bp.BZ2we = bp.BZ2they = Active;
-	} else {
-	    Syslog('!', "Binkp: received BZ2 option without EXTCMD option");
-	}
+	Syslog('+', "Binkp: BZ2 compression active");
+	bp.BZ2we = bp.BZ2they = Active;
     }
 #endif
 #ifdef  HAVE_ZLIB_H
     Syslog('b', "Binkp: GZ     they=%s we=%s", opstate[bp.GZthey], opstate[bp.GZwe]);
     if ((bp.GZthey == Want) && (bp.GZwe == Want)) {
-	if (bp.EXTCMDwe == Active) {
-	    bp.GZwe = bp.GZthey = Active;
-	    Syslog('+', "Binkp: GZ compression active");
-	} else {
-	    Syslog('!', "Binkp: received GZ option without EXTCMD option");
-	}
+	bp.GZwe = bp.GZthey = Active;
+	Syslog('+', "Binkp: GZ compression active");
     }
 #endif