diff --git a/libretro-common/file/file_archive.c b/libretro-common/file/file_archive.c
index ecf5bac3a7..611f99c650 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/file_archive.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/file_archive.c
@@ -404,14 +404,6 @@ static int file_archive_parse_file_init(zlib_transfer_t *state,
    return 0;
 }
 
-void zlib_deflate_init(void *data, int level)
-{
-   z_stream *stream = (z_stream*)data;
-
-   if (stream)
-      deflateInit(stream, level);
-}
-
 uint32_t file_archive_crc32_calculate(
       uint32_t crc,
       const uint8_t *data,
diff --git a/libretro-common/file/file_archive_zlib.c b/libretro-common/file/file_archive_zlib.c
index e8d157ed0a..5732ecd09e 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/file_archive_zlib.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/file_archive_zlib.c
@@ -187,6 +187,14 @@ static int zlib_stream_decompress_data_to_file_iterate(void *data)
    return 0;
 }
 
+static void zlib_stream_compress_init(void *data, int level)
+{
+   z_stream *stream = (z_stream*)data;
+
+   if (stream)
+      deflateInit(stream, level);
+}
+
 const struct zlib_file_backend zlib_backend = {
    zlib_stream_new,
    zlib_stream_free,
@@ -198,6 +206,7 @@ const struct zlib_file_backend zlib_backend = {
    zlib_stream_decompress_init,
    zlib_stream_decompress_data_to_file_init,
    zlib_stream_decompress_data_to_file_iterate,
+   zlib_stream_compress_init,
    zlib_stream_compress_free,
    zlib_stream_compress_data_to_file,
    "zlib"
diff --git a/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_encode.c b/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_encode.c
index 4a74eb5c0e..e842a99719 100644
--- a/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_encode.c
+++ b/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_encode.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static bool rpng_save_image(const char *path,
          encode_buf,
          deflate_buf + 8);
 
-   zlib_deflate_init(stream, 9);
+   stream_backend->stream_compress_init(stream, 9);
 
    if (stream_backend->stream_compress_data_to_file(stream) != 1)
    {
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/file/file_archive.h b/libretro-common/include/file/file_archive.h
index fe23385ce9..7e199919ad 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/file/file_archive.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/file/file_archive.h
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ struct zlib_file_backend
    bool     (*stream_decompress_init)(void *);
    bool     (*stream_decompress_data_to_file_init)(
          zlib_file_handle_t *, const uint8_t *,  uint32_t, uint32_t);
-   int      (*stream_decompress_data_to_file_iterate)(void *data);
+   int      (*stream_decompress_data_to_file_iterate)(void *);
+   void     (*stream_compress_init)(void *, int);
    void     (*stream_compress_free)(void *);
    int      (*stream_compress_data_to_file)(void *);
    const char *ident;