diff --git a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/options/options.go b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
index 205e5da99b3..ff3e5ef9cea 100644
--- a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
+++ b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ func (o *CloudControllerManagerOptions) ApplyTo(c *cloudcontrollerconfig.Config,
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	c.Kubeconfig.DisableCompression = true
 	c.Kubeconfig.ContentConfig.ContentType = o.Generic.ClientConnection.ContentType
 	c.Kubeconfig.QPS = o.Generic.ClientConnection.QPS
 	c.Kubeconfig.Burst = int(o.Generic.ClientConnection.Burst)
diff --git a/cmd/kube-apiserver/app/server.go b/cmd/kube-apiserver/app/server.go
index 490dad60c18..8fc161ba62a 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-apiserver/app/server.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-apiserver/app/server.go
@@ -433,6 +433,9 @@ func buildGenericConfig(
 	// cannot default to it in generic apiserver and need to explicitly
 	// set it in kube-apiserver.
 	genericConfig.LoopbackClientConfig.ContentConfig.ContentType = "application/vnd.kubernetes.protobuf"
+	// Disable compression for self-communication, since we are going to be
+	// on a fast local network
+	genericConfig.LoopbackClientConfig.DisableCompression = true
 
 	kubeClientConfig := genericConfig.LoopbackClientConfig
 	clientgoExternalClient, err := clientgoclientset.NewForConfig(kubeClientConfig)
diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
index 42e096456dd..dc21ec7ef0e 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ func (s KubeControllerManagerOptions) Config(allControllers []string, disabledBy
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	kubeconfig.DisableCompression = true
 	kubeconfig.ContentConfig.ContentType = s.Generic.ClientConnection.ContentType
 	kubeconfig.QPS = s.Generic.ClientConnection.QPS
 	kubeconfig.Burst = int(s.Generic.ClientConnection.Burst)
diff --git a/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/options/options.go b/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/options/options.go
index c43ae2431e2..2a0886cbd61 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/options/options.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/options/options.go
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ func createClients(config componentbaseconfig.ClientConnectionConfiguration, mas
 		return nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
 
+	kubeConfig.DisableCompression = true
 	kubeConfig.AcceptContentTypes = config.AcceptContentTypes
 	kubeConfig.ContentType = config.ContentType
 	kubeConfig.QPS = config.QPS
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/openstack.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/openstack.go
index 8d2ccf0081b..96bae12e322 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/openstack.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/openstack.go
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ func createKubernetesClient(kubeconfigPath string) (*kubernetes.Clientset, error
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	cfg.DisableCompression = true
 
 	client, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(cfg)
 	if err != nil {