diff --git a/lib/common/huf.h b/lib/common/huf.h
index 1315f119..691f2e76 100644
--- a/lib/common/huf.h
+++ b/lib/common/huf.h
@@ -180,8 +180,9 @@ typedef enum {
 /** HUF_compress4X_repeat() :
 *   Same as HUF_compress4X_wksp(), but considers using hufTable if *repeat != HUF_repeat_none.
 *   If it uses hufTable it does not modify hufTable or repeat.
-*   If it doesn't, it sets *repeat = HUF_repeat_none, and it sets hufTable to the table used. */
-size_t HUF_compress4X_repeat(void* dst, size_t dstSize, const void* src, size_t srcSize, unsigned maxSymbolValue, unsigned tableLog, void* workSpace, size_t wkspSize, HUF_CElt* hufTable, HUF_repeat* repeat);  /**< `workSpace` must be a table of at least HUF_WORKSPACE_SIZE_U32 unsigned */
+*   If it doesn't, it sets *repeat = HUF_repeat_none, and it sets hufTable to the table used.
+*   If preferRepeat then the old table will always be used if valid. */
+size_t HUF_compress4X_repeat(void* dst, size_t dstSize, const void* src, size_t srcSize, unsigned maxSymbolValue, unsigned tableLog, void* workSpace, size_t wkspSize, HUF_CElt* hufTable, HUF_repeat* repeat, int preferRepeat);  /**< `workSpace` must be a table of at least HUF_WORKSPACE_SIZE_U32 unsigned */
 
 /** HUF_buildCTable_wksp() :
  *  Same as HUF_buildCTable(), but using externally allocated scratch buffer.
@@ -233,8 +234,9 @@ size_t HUF_compress1X_usingCTable(void* dst, size_t dstSize, const void* src, si
 /** HUF_compress1X_repeat() :
 *   Same as HUF_compress1X_wksp(), but considers using hufTable if *repeat != HUF_repeat_none.
 *   If it uses hufTable it does not modify hufTable or repeat.
-*   If it doesn't, it sets *repeat = HUF_repeat_none, and it sets hufTable to the table used. */
-size_t HUF_compress1X_repeat(void* dst, size_t dstSize, const void* src, size_t srcSize, unsigned maxSymbolValue, unsigned tableLog, void* workSpace, size_t wkspSize, HUF_CElt* hufTable, HUF_repeat* repeat);  /**< `workSpace` must be a table of at least HUF_WORKSPACE_SIZE_U32 unsigned */
+*   If it doesn't, it sets *repeat = HUF_repeat_none, and it sets hufTable to the table used.
+*   If preferRepeat then the old table will always be used if valid. */
+size_t HUF_compress1X_repeat(void* dst, size_t dstSize, const void* src, size_t srcSize, unsigned maxSymbolValue, unsigned tableLog, void* workSpace, size_t wkspSize, HUF_CElt* hufTable, HUF_repeat* repeat, int preferRepeat);  /**< `workSpace` must be a table of at least HUF_WORKSPACE_SIZE_U32 unsigned */
 
 size_t HUF_decompress1X2 (void* dst, size_t dstSize, const void* cSrc, size_t cSrcSize);   /* single-symbol decoder */
 size_t HUF_decompress1X4 (void* dst, size_t dstSize, const void* cSrc, size_t cSrcSize);   /* double-symbol decoder */
diff --git a/lib/compress/huf_compress.c b/lib/compress/huf_compress.c
index d103c3b2..fe11aafb 100644
--- a/lib/compress/huf_compress.c
+++ b/lib/compress/huf_compress.c
@@ -552,7 +552,8 @@ static size_t HUF_compress_internal (
                 const void* src, size_t srcSize,
                 unsigned maxSymbolValue, unsigned huffLog,
                 unsigned singleStream,
-                void* workSpace, size_t wkspSize, HUF_CElt* oldHufTable, HUF_repeat* repeat)
+                void* workSpace, size_t wkspSize,
+                HUF_CElt* oldHufTable, HUF_repeat* repeat, int preferRepeat)
 {
     BYTE* const ostart = (BYTE*)dst;
     BYTE* const oend = ostart + dstSize;
@@ -580,7 +581,7 @@ static size_t HUF_compress_internal (
     wkspSize -= CTableSize;
 
     /* Heuristic : If we don't need to check the validity of the old table use the old table for small inputs */
-    if (srcSize <= 1024 && repeat && *repeat == HUF_repeat_valid) {
+    if (preferRepeat && repeat && *repeat == HUF_repeat_valid) {
         return HUF_compressCTable_internal(ostart, op, oend, src, srcSize, singleStream, oldHufTable);
     }
 
@@ -595,7 +596,7 @@ static size_t HUF_compress_internal (
         *repeat = HUF_repeat_none;
     }
     /* Heuristic : use existing table for small inputs */
-    if (srcSize <= 1024 && repeat && *repeat != HUF_repeat_none) {
+    if (preferRepeat && repeat && *repeat != HUF_repeat_none) {
         return HUF_compressCTable_internal(ostart, op, oend, src, srcSize, singleStream, oldHufTable);
     }
 
@@ -632,16 +633,16 @@ size_t HUF_compress1X_wksp (void* dst, size_t dstSize,
                       unsigned maxSymbolValue, unsigned huffLog,
                       void* workSpace, size_t wkspSize)
 {
-    return HUF_compress_internal(dst, dstSize, src, srcSize, maxSymbolValue, huffLog, 1 /* single stream */, workSpace, wkspSize, NULL, NULL);
+    return HUF_compress_internal(dst, dstSize, src, srcSize, maxSymbolValue, huffLog, 1 /* single stream */, workSpace, wkspSize, NULL, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 size_t HUF_compress1X_repeat (void* dst, size_t dstSize,
                       const void* src, size_t srcSize,
                       unsigned maxSymbolValue, unsigned huffLog,
                       void* workSpace, size_t wkspSize,
-                      HUF_CElt* hufTable, HUF_repeat* repeat)
+                      HUF_CElt* hufTable, HUF_repeat* repeat, int preferRepeat)
 {
-    return HUF_compress_internal(dst, dstSize, src, srcSize, maxSymbolValue, huffLog, 1 /* single stream */, workSpace, wkspSize, hufTable, repeat);
+    return HUF_compress_internal(dst, dstSize, src, srcSize, maxSymbolValue, huffLog, 1 /* single stream */, workSpace, wkspSize, hufTable, repeat, preferRepeat);
 }
 
 size_t HUF_compress1X (void* dst, size_t dstSize,
@@ -657,16 +658,16 @@ size_t HUF_compress4X_wksp (void* dst, size_t dstSize,
                       unsigned maxSymbolValue, unsigned huffLog,
                       void* workSpace, size_t wkspSize)
 {
-    return HUF_compress_internal(dst, dstSize, src, srcSize, maxSymbolValue, huffLog, 0 /* 4 streams */, workSpace, wkspSize, NULL, NULL);
+    return HUF_compress_internal(dst, dstSize, src, srcSize, maxSymbolValue, huffLog, 0 /* 4 streams */, workSpace, wkspSize, NULL, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 size_t HUF_compress4X_repeat (void* dst, size_t dstSize,
                       const void* src, size_t srcSize,
                       unsigned maxSymbolValue, unsigned huffLog,
                       void* workSpace, size_t wkspSize,
-                      HUF_CElt* hufTable, HUF_repeat* repeat)
+                      HUF_CElt* hufTable, HUF_repeat* repeat, int preferRepeat)
 {
-    return HUF_compress_internal(dst, dstSize, src, srcSize, maxSymbolValue, huffLog, 0 /* 4 streams */, workSpace, wkspSize, hufTable, repeat);
+    return HUF_compress_internal(dst, dstSize, src, srcSize, maxSymbolValue, huffLog, 0 /* 4 streams */, workSpace, wkspSize, hufTable, repeat, preferRepeat);
 }
 
 size_t HUF_compress2 (void* dst, size_t dstSize,
diff --git a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
index 432323e2..15f063e1 100644
--- a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
+++ b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
@@ -505,9 +505,10 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compressLiterals (ZSTD_CCtx* zc,
 
     if (dstCapacity < lhSize+1) return ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);   /* not enough space for compression */
     {   HUF_repeat repeat = zc->flagStaticHufTable;
+        int const preferRepeat = zc->params.cParams.strategy < ZSTD_lazy ? srcSize <= 1024 : 0;
         if (repeat == HUF_repeat_valid && lhSize == 3) singleStream = 1;
-        cLitSize = singleStream ? HUF_compress1X_repeat(ostart+lhSize, dstCapacity-lhSize, src, srcSize, 255, 11, zc->tmpCounters, sizeof(zc->tmpCounters), zc->hufTable, &repeat)
-                                : HUF_compress4X_repeat(ostart+lhSize, dstCapacity-lhSize, src, srcSize, 255, 11, zc->tmpCounters, sizeof(zc->tmpCounters), zc->hufTable, &repeat);
+        cLitSize = singleStream ? HUF_compress1X_repeat(ostart+lhSize, dstCapacity-lhSize, src, srcSize, 255, 11, zc->tmpCounters, sizeof(zc->tmpCounters), zc->hufTable, &repeat, preferRepeat)
+                                : HUF_compress4X_repeat(ostart+lhSize, dstCapacity-lhSize, src, srcSize, 255, 11, zc->tmpCounters, sizeof(zc->tmpCounters), zc->hufTable, &repeat, preferRepeat);
         if (repeat != HUF_repeat_none) { hType = set_repeat; }    /* reused the existing table */
         else { zc->flagStaticHufTable = HUF_repeat_check; }       /* now have a table to reuse */
     }