diff --git a/cmd/common-main.go b/cmd/common-main.go
index 9fb2fbd00..86baf12a5 100644
--- a/cmd/common-main.go
+++ b/cmd/common-main.go
@@ -38,6 +38,25 @@ import (
 	xnet "github.com/minio/minio/pkg/net"
 )
 
+func verifyObjectLayerFeatures(name string, objAPI ObjectLayer) {
+	if (globalAutoEncryption || GlobalKMS != nil) && !objAPI.IsEncryptionSupported() {
+		logger.Fatal(errInvalidArgument,
+			"Encryption support is requested but '%s' does not support encryption", name)
+	}
+
+	if strings.HasPrefix(name, "gateway") {
+		if GlobalGatewaySSE.IsSet() && GlobalKMS == nil {
+			uiErr := uiErrInvalidGWSSEEnvValue(nil).Msg("MINIO_GATEWAY_SSE set but KMS is not configured")
+			logger.Fatal(uiErr, "Unable to start gateway with SSE")
+		}
+	}
+
+	if globalIsCompressionEnabled && !objAPI.IsCompressionSupported() {
+		logger.Fatal(errInvalidArgument,
+			"Compression support is requested but '%s' does not support compression", name)
+	}
+}
+
 // Check for updates and print a notification message
 func checkUpdate(mode string) {
 	// Its OK to ignore any errors during doUpdate() here.
diff --git a/cmd/gateway-main.go b/cmd/gateway-main.go
index c17dcd30d..dce7e46b4 100644
--- a/cmd/gateway-main.go
+++ b/cmd/gateway-main.go
@@ -278,23 +278,14 @@ func StartGateway(ctx *cli.Context, gw Gateway) {
 
 	// Create new notification system.
 	globalNotificationSys = NewNotificationSys(globalServerConfig, globalEndpoints)
-	if globalEtcdClient != nil && newObject.IsNotificationSupported() {
+	if enableConfigOps && newObject.IsNotificationSupported() {
 		logger.LogIf(context.Background(), globalNotificationSys.Init(newObject))
 	}
 
-	// Encryption support checks in gateway mode.
-	{
-
-		if (globalAutoEncryption || GlobalKMS != nil) && !newObject.IsEncryptionSupported() {
-			logger.Fatal(errInvalidArgument,
-				"Encryption support is requested but (%s) gateway does not support encryption", gw.Name())
-		}
-
-		if GlobalGatewaySSE.IsSet() && GlobalKMS == nil {
-			logger.Fatal(uiErrInvalidGWSSEEnvValue(nil).Msg("MINIO_GATEWAY_SSE set but KMS is not configured"),
-				"Unable to start gateway with SSE")
-		}
-	}
+	// Verify if object layer supports
+	// - encryption
+	// - compression
+	verifyObjectLayerFeatures("gateway "+gatewayName, newObject)
 
 	// Once endpoints are finalized, initialize the new object api.
 	globalObjLayerMutex.Lock()
diff --git a/cmd/server-main.go b/cmd/server-main.go
index 7d8da3e79..b0b455453 100644
--- a/cmd/server-main.go
+++ b/cmd/server-main.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/gob"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@@ -380,9 +379,11 @@ func serverMain(ctx *cli.Context) {
 	if err = globalNotificationSys.Init(newObject); err != nil {
 		logger.LogIf(context.Background(), err)
 	}
-	if globalAutoEncryption && !newObject.IsEncryptionSupported() {
-		logger.Fatal(errors.New("Invalid KMS configuration"), "auto-encryption is enabled but server does not support encryption")
-	}
+
+	// Verify if object layer supports
+	// - encryption
+	// - compression
+	verifyObjectLayerFeatures("server", newObject)
 
 	if globalIsXL {
 		initBackgroundHealing()