diff --git a/jetty-servlets/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlets/gzip/GzipHandler.java b/jetty-servlets/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlets/gzip/GzipHandler.java
index 44d34d1f055..365dd164bf5 100644
--- a/jetty-servlets/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlets/gzip/GzipHandler.java
+++ b/jetty-servlets/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlets/gzip/GzipHandler.java
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ public class GzipHandler extends HandlerWrapper
                 _mimeTypes.add("application/gzip");
             }
         }
+        super.doStart();
     }
 
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */