diff --git a/rocksdb/tests/test_options.py b/rocksdb/tests/test_options.py
index cc624e71ba7ebe9f1807a3700e36d4c7233ac05b..27a12b202c868f6cebfedca800bdde2ffad7206f 100644
--- a/rocksdb/tests/test_options.py
+++ b/rocksdb/tests/test_options.py
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ class TestOptions(unittest.TestCase):
             opts.comparator,
             rocksdb.BytewiseComparator)
 
-        self.assertEqual(rocksdb.CompressionType.snappy_compression, opts.compression)
+        self.assertIn(opts.compression,
+                      (rocksdb.CompressionType.no_compression,
+                      rocksdb.CompressionType.snappy_compression))
 
         opts.compression = rocksdb.CompressionType.zstd_compression
         self.assertEqual(rocksdb.CompressionType.zstd_compression, opts.compression)