diff --git a/Utilities/JIT.cpp b/Utilities/JIT.cpp
index b183f16f7d..e994546e36 100644
--- a/Utilities/JIT.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/JIT.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "util/v128.hpp"
 #include "util/simd.hpp"
 #include "Crypto/unzip.h"
+
 #include <charconv>
 
 #ifdef __linux__
@@ -1170,17 +1171,19 @@ public:
 		//fs::file(name, fs::rewrite).write(obj.getBufferStart(), obj.getBufferSize());
 		name.append(".gz");
 
-		const std::vector<u8> zbuf = zip(reinterpret_cast<const u8*>(obj.getBufferStart()), obj.getBufferSize());
+		fs::file module_file(name, fs::rewrite);
 
-		if (zbuf.empty())
+		if (!module_file)
 		{
-			jit_log.error("LLVM: Failed to compress module: %s", _module->getName().data());
+			jit_log.error("LLVM: Failed to create module file: %s (%s)", name, fs::g_tls_error);
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (!fs::write_file(name, fs::rewrite, zbuf.data(), zbuf.size()))
+		if (!zip(obj.getBufferStart(), obj.getBufferSize(), module_file))
 		{
-			jit_log.error("LLVM: Failed to create module file: %s (%s)", name, fs::g_tls_error);
+			jit_log.error("LLVM: Failed to compress module: %s", _module->getName().data());
+			module_file.close();
+			fs::remove_file(name);
 			return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Crypto/unzip.cpp b/rpcs3/Crypto/unzip.cpp
index 04687942c2..ac8682e543 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Crypto/unzip.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Crypto/unzip.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include <zlib.h>
 
+#include "Emu/savestate_utils.hpp"
+
 std::vector<u8> unzip(const void* src, usz size)
 {
 	if (!src || !size) [[unlikely]]
@@ -130,55 +132,6 @@ bool unzip(const void* src, usz size, fs::file& out)
 	return is_valid;
 }
 
-std::vector<u8> zip(const void* src, usz size)
-{
-	if (!src || !size)
-	{
-		return {};
-	}
-
-	const uLong zsz = compressBound(::narrow<u32>(size)) + 256;
-	std::vector<u8> out(zsz);
-
-	z_stream zs{};
-#ifndef _MSC_VER
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wold-style-cast"
-#endif
-	int res = deflateInit2(&zs, 9, Z_DEFLATED, 16 + 15, 9, Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY);
-	if (res != Z_OK)
-	{
-		return {};
-	}
-#ifndef _MSC_VER
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-#endif
-	zs.avail_in  = static_cast<u32>(size);
-	zs.next_in   = reinterpret_cast<const u8*>(src);
-	zs.avail_out = static_cast<u32>(out.size());
-	zs.next_out  = out.data();
-
-	res = deflate(&zs, Z_FINISH);
-
-	switch (res)
-	{
-	case Z_OK:
-	case Z_STREAM_END:
-		if (zs.avail_out)
-		{
-			out.resize(zsz - zs.avail_out);
-		}
-		break;
-	default:
-		out.clear();
-		break;
-	}
-
-	deflateEnd(&zs);
-
-	return out;
-}
-
 bool zip(const void* src, usz size, fs::file& out)
 {
 	if (!src || !size || !out)
@@ -186,9 +139,28 @@ bool zip(const void* src, usz size, fs::file& out)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	const std::vector zipped = zip(src, size);
+	utils::serial compressor(false);
+	compressor.m_file_handler = make_compressed_serialization_file_handler(out);
 
-	if (zipped.empty() || out.write(zipped.data(), zipped.size()) != zipped.size())
+	std::string_view buffer_view{static_cast<const char*>(src), size};
+
+	while (!buffer_view.empty())
+	{
+		if (!compressor.m_file_handler->is_valid())
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		const std::string_view slice = buffer_view.substr(0, 0x50'0000);
+
+		compressor(slice);
+		compressor.breathe();
+		buffer_view = buffer_view.substr(slice.size());
+	}
+
+	compressor.m_file_handler->finalize(compressor);
+
+	if (!compressor.m_file_handler->is_valid())
 	{
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Crypto/unzip.h b/rpcs3/Crypto/unzip.h
index 80025ce65c..d5fa50b4ad 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Crypto/unzip.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Crypto/unzip.h
@@ -16,14 +16,6 @@ inline bool unzip(const std::vector<u8>& src, fs::file& out)
 	return unzip(src.data(), src.size(), out);
 }
 
-std::vector<u8> zip(const void* src, usz size);
-
-template <typename T>
-inline std::vector<u8> zip(const T& src)
-{
-	return zip(src.data(), src.size());
-}
-
 bool zip(const void* src, usz size, fs::file& out);
 
 template <typename T>
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/savestate_utils.hpp b/rpcs3/Emu/savestate_utils.hpp
index 6a4169e2ff..9e5e3e06ed 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/savestate_utils.hpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/savestate_utils.hpp
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ struct compressed_serialization_file_handler : utils::serialization_file_handler
 	usz get_size(const utils::serial& ar, usz recommended) const override;
 	void skip_until(utils::serial& ar) override;
 
+	bool is_valid() const override
+	{
+		return !m_errored;
+	}
+
 	void finalize(utils::serial& ar) override;
 
 private:
diff --git a/rpcs3/util/serialization.hpp b/rpcs3/util/serialization.hpp
index 29019d830c..71cbac4ca7 100644
--- a/rpcs3/util/serialization.hpp
+++ b/rpcs3/util/serialization.hpp
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ namespace utils
 		{
 		}
 
+		virtual bool is_valid() const
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		virtual void finalize(utils::serial&) = 0;
 	};