diff --git a/Lib/zipfile.py b/Lib/zipfile.py
index a70a1c9..3a44d3a 100644
--- a/Lib/zipfile.py
+++ b/Lib/zipfile.py
@@ -471,7 +471,12 @@
         self._fileobj = fileobj
         self._decrypter = decrypter
 
-        self._decompressor = zlib.decompressobj(-15)
+        self._compress_type = zipinfo.compress_type
+        self._compress_size = zipinfo.compress_size
+        self._compress_left = zipinfo.compress_size
+
+        if self._compress_type == ZIP_DEFLATED:
+            self._decompressor = zlib.decompressobj(-15)
         self._unconsumed = ''
 
         self._readbuffer = ''
@@ -480,10 +485,6 @@
         self._universal = 'U' in mode
         self.newlines = None
 
-        self._compress_type = zipinfo.compress_type
-        self._compress_size = zipinfo.compress_size
-        self._compress_left = zipinfo.compress_size
-
         # Adjust read size for encrypted files since the first 12 bytes
         # are for the encryption/password information.
         if self._decrypter is not None:
@@ -599,7 +600,8 @@
                 self._unconsumed += data
 
         # Handle unconsumed data.
-        if len(self._unconsumed) > 0 and n > len_readbuffer:
+        if (len(self._unconsumed) > 0 and n > len_readbuffer and
+            self._compress_type == ZIP_DEFLATED):
             data = self._decompressor.decompress(
                 self._unconsumed,
                 max(n - len_readbuffer, self.MIN_READ_SIZE)