diff --git a/source/host_cmd.c b/source/host_cmd.c
index 4ee19b0..45cb81b 100644
--- a/source/host_cmd.c
+++ b/source/host_cmd.c
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ void Host_Loadgame_f (void)
 //	SCR_BeginLoadingPlaque ();
 
 	Con_Printf ("Loading game from %s...\n", name);
-	f = Qopen (name, "r");
+	f = Qopen (name, "rz");
 	if (!f)
 	{
 		Con_Printf ("ERROR: couldn't open.\n");
diff --git a/source/menu.c b/source/menu.c
index 4fa6489..dbf1b32 100644
--- a/source/menu.c
+++ b/source/menu.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ void M_ScanSaves (void)
 		strcpy (m_filenames[i], "--- UNUSED SLOT ---");
 		loadable[i] = false;
 		snprintf (name, sizeof(name), "%s/s%i.sav", com_gamedir, i);
-		f = Qopen (name, "r");
+		f = Qopen (name, "rz");
 		if (!f)
 			continue;
 		Qgets(f,buf,sizeof(buf));
diff --git a/source/quakefs.c b/source/quakefs.c
index 1903a7a..5828382 100644
--- a/source/quakefs.c
+++ b/source/quakefs.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ COM_FileOpenRead (char *path, QFile **hndl)
 {
 	QFile	*f;
 
-	f = Qopen(path, "rb");
+	f = Qopen(path, "rbz");
 	if (!f)
 	{
 		*hndl = NULL;
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ COM_OpenRead (const char *path, int offs, int len)
 #ifdef WIN32
 	setmode(fd,O_BINARY);
 #endif
-        return Qdopen(fd,"rb");
+        return Qdopen(fd,"rbz");
 	return 0;
 }