diff --git a/zipl/include/job.h b/zipl/include/job.h
index 5d9d2f72..0acea592 100644
--- a/zipl/include/job.h
+++ b/zipl/include/job.h
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ struct job_data {
 	int command_line;
 	int is_secure;
 	int is_ldipl_dump;
+	int no_compress;
+	int force;
 };
 
 static inline struct target *target_at(struct job_target_data *data,
diff --git a/zipl/src/job.c b/zipl/src/job.c
index 32cd3f54..d384e011 100644
--- a/zipl/src/job.c
+++ b/zipl/src/job.c
@@ -1548,6 +1548,7 @@ get_job_from_section_data(char* data[], struct job_data* job, char* section)
 		}
 		else
 			job->data.dump.mem = -1LL;
+		job->data.dump.no_compress = job->no_compress;
 		break;
 	case section_mvdump:
 		/* DUMP TO MULTI-VOLUME job */
@@ -1570,6 +1571,7 @@ get_job_from_section_data(char* data[], struct job_data* job, char* section)
 			       		(1024LL * 1024LL));
 		} else
 			job->data.mvdump.mem = -1LL;
+		job->data.mvdump.force = job->force;
 		break;
 	default:
 		/* Should not happen */
@@ -2021,8 +2023,8 @@ job_get(int argc, char* argv[], struct job_data** data)
 	job->noninteractive = cmdline.noninteractive;
 	job->verbose = cmdline.verbose;
 	job->add_files = cmdline.add_files;
-	job->data.dump.no_compress = cmdline.no_compress;
-	job->data.mvdump.force = cmdline.force;
+	job->no_compress = cmdline.no_compress;
+	job->force = cmdline.force;
 	job->dry_run = cmdline.dry_run;
 	job->is_secure =  SECURE_BOOT_UNDEFINED;
 	job->is_ldipl_dump = cmdline.is_ldipl_dump;