diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 898c8125..cf563add 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function regFetch (uri, /* istanbul ignore next */ opts_ = {}) {
   }
 
   if (opts.gzip) {
-    headers['content-encoding'] = 'gzip'
+    headers['accept-encoding'] = 'gzip'
     if (bodyIsStream) {
       const gz = new zlib.Gzip()
       body.on('error', /* istanbul ignore next: unlikely and hard to test */