diff --git a/rpc/gzip.go b/rpc/gzip.go
index 17f8fc6149..a14fd09d54 100644
--- a/rpc/gzip.go
+++ b/rpc/gzip.go
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
 package rpc
 
 import (
@@ -30,7 +46,7 @@ func (w *gzipResponseWriter) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	return w.Writer.Write(b)
 }
 
-func Gzip(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+func newGzipHandler(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if !strings.Contains(r.Header.Get("Accept-Encoding"), "gzip") {
 			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
diff --git a/rpc/http.go b/rpc/http.go
index 9067b9726e..5a041be965 100644
--- a/rpc/http.go
+++ b/rpc/http.go
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func NewHTTPServer(cors []string, vhosts []string, timeouts HTTPTimeouts, srv ht
 	// Wrap the CORS-handler within a host-handler
 	handler := newCorsHandler(srv, cors)
 	handler = newVHostHandler(vhosts, handler)
-	handler = Gzip(handler)
+	handler = newGzipHandler(handler)
 
 	// Make sure timeout values are meaningful
 	if timeouts.ReadTimeout < time.Second {