diff --git a/lib/zlib_dfltcc/dfltcc_inflate.c b/lib/zlib_dfltcc/dfltcc_inflate.c
index db107016d29b..fb60b5a6a1cb 100644
--- a/lib/zlib_dfltcc/dfltcc_inflate.c
+++ b/lib/zlib_dfltcc/dfltcc_inflate.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ dfltcc_inflate_action dfltcc_inflate(
     param->ho = (state->write - state->whave) & ((1 << HB_BITS) - 1);
     if (param->hl)
         param->nt = 0; /* Honor history for the first block */
-    param->cv = state->flags ? REVERSE(state->check) : state->check;
+    param->cv = state->check;
 
     /* Inflate */
     do {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ dfltcc_inflate_action dfltcc_inflate(
     state->bits = param->sbb;
     state->whave = param->hl;
     state->write = (param->ho + param->hl) & ((1 << HB_BITS) - 1);
-    state->check = state->flags ? REVERSE(param->cv) : param->cv;
+    state->check = param->cv;
     if (cc == DFLTCC_CC_OP2_CORRUPT && param->oesc != 0) {
         /* Report an error if stream is corrupted */
         state->mode = BAD;