diff --git a/armsrc/Makefile b/armsrc/Makefile
index 46ba4f027..074380058 100644
--- a/armsrc/Makefile
+++ b/armsrc/Makefile
@@ -217,8 +217,12 @@ $(OBJDIR)/fullimage.data.o: $(OBJDIR)/fullimage.data.bin.z
 	$(Q)$(OBJCOPY) -O elf32-littlearm -I binary -B arm --rename-section .data=compressed_data $^ $@
 
 $(OBJDIR)/fullimage.elf: $(OBJDIR)/fullimage.nodata.o $(OBJDIR)/fullimage.data.o
+ifneq ($(SKIP_COMPRESSION),1)
 	$(info [=] LD $@)
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(CROSS_LDFLAGS) -Wl,-T,ldscript,-e,_osimage_entry,-Map,$(patsubst %.elf,%.map,$@) -o $@ $^
+else
+	$(Q)$(CP) $(OBJDIR)/fullimage.stage1.elf $@
+endif
 
 tarbin: $(OBJS)
 	$(info TAR $@)
diff --git a/armsrc/appmain.c b/armsrc/appmain.c
index fe8566363..b4c3d6a30 100644
--- a/armsrc/appmain.c
+++ b/armsrc/appmain.c
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ void ReadMem(int addr) {
 /* osimage version information is linked in, cf commonutil.h */
 /* bootrom version information is pointed to from _bootphase1_version_pointer */
 extern char *_bootphase1_version_pointer, _flash_start, _flash_end, __data_src_start__;
+#ifdef WITH_NO_COMPRESSION
+extern char *_bootrom_end, _bootrom_start, __os_size__;
+#endif
 static void SendVersion(void) {
     char temp[PM3_CMD_DATA_SIZE - 12]; /* Limited data payload in USB packets */
     char VersionString[PM3_CMD_DATA_SIZE - 12] = { '\0' };
@@ -295,9 +298,11 @@ static void SendVersion(void) {
             strncat(VersionString, "\n ", sizeof(VersionString) - strlen(VersionString) - 1);
         }
     }
+#ifndef WITH_NO_COMPRESSION
     // Send Chip ID and used flash memory
     uint32_t text_and_rodata_section_size = (uint32_t)&__data_src_start__ - (uint32_t)&_flash_start;
     uint32_t compressed_data_section_size = common_area.arg1;
+#endif
 
     struct p {
         uint32_t id;
@@ -308,7 +313,11 @@ static void SendVersion(void) {
 
     struct p payload;
     payload.id = *(AT91C_DBGU_CIDR);
-    payload.section_size = text_and_rodata_section_size + compressed_data_section_size;
+#ifdef WITH_NO_COMPRESSION
+	payload.section_size = (uint32_t)&_bootrom_end - (uint32_t)&_bootrom_start + (uint32_t)&__os_size__;
+#else
+	payload.section_size = text_and_rodata_section_size + compressed_data_section_size;
+#endif
     payload.versionstr_len = strlen(VersionString) + 1;
     memcpy(payload.versionstr, VersionString, payload.versionstr_len);
 
diff --git a/armsrc/start.c b/armsrc/start.c
index 70eee5063..542b9f3f4 100644
--- a/armsrc/start.c
+++ b/armsrc/start.c
@@ -14,14 +14,16 @@
 
 #include "proxmark3_arm.h"
 #include "appmain.h"
+#ifndef WITH_NO_COMPRESSION
 #include "lz4.h"
+#endif
 #include "BigBuf.h"
 #include "string.h"
 
 extern struct common_area common_area;
 extern char __data_src_start__, __data_start__, __data_end__, __bss_start__, __bss_end__;
 
-
+#ifndef WITH_NO_COMPRESSION
 static void uncompress_data_section(void) {
     int avail_in;
     memcpy(&avail_in, &__data_src_start__, sizeof(int));
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ static void uncompress_data_section(void) {
     // save the size of the compressed data section
     common_area.arg1 = avail_in;
 }
+#endif
 
 void __attribute__((section(".startos"))) Vector(void);
 void Vector(void) {
@@ -47,12 +50,23 @@ void Vector(void) {
         common_area.version = 1;
     }
     common_area.flags.osimage_present = 1;
-
-    uncompress_data_section();
+	
+#ifdef WITH_NO_COMPRESSION
+	/* Set up data segment: Copy from flash to ram */
+    char *src = &__data_src_start__;
+    char *dst = &__data_start__;
+    char *end = &__data_end__;
+    while(dst < end) *dst++ = *src++;
+	dst = &__bss_start__;
+    end = &__bss_end__;
+#else
+	uncompress_data_section();
 
     /* Set up (that is: clear) BSS. */
     char *dst = &__bss_start__;
     char *end = &__bss_end__;
+#endif
+    
     while (dst < end) *dst++ = 0;
 
     AppMain();
diff --git a/common_arm/Makefile.hal b/common_arm/Makefile.hal
index 24d31261e..bfbe56d34 100644
--- a/common_arm/Makefile.hal
+++ b/common_arm/Makefile.hal
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ endif
 ifneq ($(SKIP_HFPLOT),1)
     PLATFORM_DEFS += -DWITH_HFPLOT
 endif
+ifeq ($(SKIP_COMPRESSION),1)
+    PLATFORM_DEFS += -DWITH_NO_COMPRESSION
+endif
 
 # Standalone mode
 ifneq ($(strip $(filter $(PLATFORM_DEFS),$(STANDALONE_REQ_DEFS))),$(strip $(STANDALONE_REQ_DEFS)))