diff --git a/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/spi/v1/HttpStorageRpc.java b/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/spi/v1/HttpStorageRpc.java
index caaedf3018b8..a10b4ef8a973 100644
--- a/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/spi/v1/HttpStorageRpc.java
+++ b/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/spi/v1/HttpStorageRpc.java
@@ -288,8 +288,9 @@ public StorageObject create(
                   new InputStreamContent(storageObject.getContentType(), content));
       insert.getMediaHttpUploader().setDirectUploadEnabled(true);
       Boolean disableGzipContent = Option.IF_DISABLE_GZIP_CONTENT.getBoolean(options);
-      if (disableGzipContent != null)
-        insert.getMediaHttpUploader().setDisableGZipContent(disableGzipContent);
+      if (disableGzipContent != null) {
+        insert.setDisableGZipContent(disableGzipContent);
+      }
       setEncryptionHeaders(insert.getRequestHeaders(), ENCRYPTION_KEY_PREFIX, options);
       return insert
           .setProjection(DEFAULT_PROJECTION)