diff --git a/deb/openresty-debug/debian/rules b/deb/openresty-debug/debian/rules
index e0ce0293b..d14dcea70 100755
--- a/deb/openresty-debug/debian/rules
+++ b/deb/openresty-debug/debian/rules
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
 	  --with-debug \
 	  --with-cc-opt="-I/usr/local/openresty/zlib/include -I/usr/local/openresty/pcre/include -I/usr/local/openresty-debug/openssl/include -O0" \
 	  --with-ld-opt="-L/usr/local/openresty/zlib/lib -L/usr/local/openresty/pcre/lib -L/usr/local/openresty-debug/openssl/lib -Wl,-rpath,/usr/local/openresty/zlib/lib:/usr/local/openresty/pcre/lib:/usr/local/openresty-debug/openssl/lib" \
+	  --with-compat \
 	  --with-pcre-jit \
 	  --without-http_rds_json_module \
 	  --without-http_rds_csv_module \
diff --git a/deb/openresty/debian/rules b/deb/openresty/debian/rules
index 016249aa6..2f0c9afbe 100755
--- a/deb/openresty/debian/rules
+++ b/deb/openresty/debian/rules
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
 	./configure \
 	  --with-cc-opt="-DNGX_LUA_ABORT_AT_PANIC -I/usr/local/openresty/zlib/include -I/usr/local/openresty/pcre/include -I/usr/local/openresty/openssl/include" \
 	  --with-ld-opt="-L/usr/local/openresty/zlib/lib -L/usr/local/openresty/pcre/lib -L/usr/local/openresty/openssl/lib -Wl,-rpath,/usr/local/openresty/zlib/lib:/usr/local/openresty/pcre/lib:/usr/local/openresty/openssl/lib" \
+	  --with-compat \
 	  --with-pcre-jit \
 	  --without-http_rds_json_module \
 	  --without-http_rds_csv_module \
diff --git a/rpm/SPECS/openresty-debug.spec b/rpm/SPECS/openresty-debug.spec
index 0a71716f6..82a251218 100644
--- a/rpm/SPECS/openresty-debug.spec
+++ b/rpm/SPECS/openresty-debug.spec
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ a single box.
     --with-debug \
     --with-cc-opt="-I%{zlib_prefix}/include -I%{pcre_prefix}/include -I%{openssl_prefix}/include -O0" \
     --with-ld-opt="-L%{zlib_prefix}/lib -L%{pcre_prefix}/lib -L%{openssl_prefix}/lib -Wl,-rpath,%{zlib_prefix}/lib:%{pcre_prefix}/lib:%{openssl_prefix}/lib" \
+	  --with-compat \
     --with-pcre-jit \
     --without-http_rds_json_module \
     --without-http_rds_csv_module \
diff --git a/rpm/SPECS/openresty.spec b/rpm/SPECS/openresty.spec
index 73cba7117..f4118fc3c 100644
--- a/rpm/SPECS/openresty.spec
+++ b/rpm/SPECS/openresty.spec
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ This package provides the client side tool, opm, for OpenResty Pakcage Manager (
     --with-cc='ccache gcc -fdiagnostics-color=always' \
     --with-cc-opt="-DNGX_LUA_ABORT_AT_PANIC -I%{zlib_prefix}/include -I%{pcre_prefix}/include -I%{openssl_prefix}/include" \
     --with-ld-opt="-L%{zlib_prefix}/lib -L%{pcre_prefix}/lib -L%{openssl_prefix}/lib -Wl,-rpath,%{zlib_prefix}/lib:%{pcre_prefix}/lib:%{openssl_prefix}/lib" \
+	  --with-compat \
     --with-pcre-jit \
     --without-http_rds_json_module \
     --without-http_rds_csv_module \