diff --git a/fs/ubifs/compress.c b/fs/ubifs/compress.c
index a0ada596b17c..6414d50780e1 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/compress.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/compress.c
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ void ubifs_compress(const void *in_buf, int in_len, void *out_buf, int *out_len,
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Presently, we just require that compression results in less data,
-	 * rather than any defined minimum compression ratio or amount.
+	 * If the data compressed only slightly, it is better to leave it
+	 * uncompressed to improve read speed.
 	 */
-	if (ALIGN(*out_len, 8) >= ALIGN(in_len, 8))
+	if (in_len - *out_len < UBIFS_MIN_COMPRESS_DIFF)
 		goto no_compr;
 
 	return;
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/ubifs-media.h b/fs/ubifs/ubifs-media.h
index 0b378042a3a2..b25fc36cf72f 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/ubifs-media.h
+++ b/fs/ubifs/ubifs-media.h
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@
  */
 #define UBIFS_MIN_COMPR_LEN 128
 
+/*
+ * If compressed data length is less than %UBIFS_MIN_COMPRESS_DIFF bytes
+ * shorter than uncompressed data length, UBIFS preferes to leave this data
+ * node uncompress, because it'll be read faster.
+ */
+#define UBIFS_MIN_COMPRESS_DIFF 64
+
 /* Root inode number */
 #define UBIFS_ROOT_INO 1