diff --git a/rust/htp/src/decompressors.rs b/rust/htp/src/decompressors.rs
index 8b4a5fedf9..dc3ce84b83 100644
--- a/rust/htp/src/decompressors.rs
+++ b/rust/htp/src/decompressors.rs
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ struct BrotliBufWriter {
 impl BrotliBufWriter {
     pub fn new(cursor: BlockingCursor) -> BrotliBufWriter {
         BrotliBufWriter {
-            state: BrotliState::new(
+            state: BrotliState::new_strict(
                 HeapAlloc::<u8>::new(0),
                 HeapAlloc::<u32>::new(0),
                 HeapAlloc::<HuffmanCode>::new(HuffmanCode { bits: 0, value: 0 }),