diff --git a/src/internet_identity/src/assets.rs b/src/internet_identity/src/assets.rs
index c1b20c393a..f16a4ee741 100644
--- a/src/internet_identity/src/assets.rs
+++ b/src/internet_identity/src/assets.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ fn collect_assets_from_dir(dir: &Dir) -> Vec<(String, Vec<u8>, ContentEncoding,
             "png" => (file_bytes, ContentEncoding::Identity, ContentType::PNG),
             "svg" => (file_bytes, ContentEncoding::Identity, ContentType::SVG),
             "webp" => (file_bytes, ContentEncoding::Identity, ContentType::WEBP),
-            "woff2" => (file_bytes, ContentEncoding::GZip, ContentType::WOFF2),
+            "woff2" => (file_bytes, ContentEncoding::Identity, ContentType::WOFF2),
             "woff2.gz" => (file_bytes, ContentEncoding::GZip, ContentType::WOFF2),
             ext => panic!(
                 "Unknown asset type '{}' for asset '{}'",