diff --git a/Source/bzip2/bzlib_private.h b/Source/bzip2/bzlib_private.h
index 9290601c..f2cee369 100644
--- a/Source/bzip2/bzlib_private.h
+++ b/Source/bzip2/bzlib_private.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ typedef unsigned short  UInt16;
 
 /*-- Stuff for randomising repetitive blocks. --*/
 
-extern Int16 BZ2_rNums[513];
+extern Int16 BZ2_rNums[512]; // make this 513 for smaller-data mode.
 
 #define BZ_RAND_DECLS                          \
    Int32 rNToGo;                               \
diff --git a/Source/bzip2/randtable.c b/Source/bzip2/randtable.c
index c7f39cdf..2e64b531 100644
--- a/Source/bzip2/randtable.c
+++ b/Source/bzip2/randtable.c
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@
 
 #include "bzlib_private.h"
 
-#if 1
+
+// smaller data mode that saves 336 bytes of data, but adds 60 bytes of code.
+// currently saving code is more important to reach our targets. this may change tho.
+#if 0
 
 #define PACK3(x,y,z) ((z) << 20)|((y) << 10)|(x)
 
@@ -264,8 +267,7 @@ void NSISCALL genrtable()
 
 #else
 
-Int16 BZ2_rNums[512]
- = { 
+Int16 BZ2_rNums[512] = { 
    619, 720, 127, 481, 931, 816, 813, 233, 566, 247, 
    985, 724, 205, 454, 863, 491, 741, 242, 949, 214, 
    733, 859, 335, 708, 621, 574, 73 , 654, 730, 472, 
diff --git a/Source/exehead/fileform.c b/Source/exehead/fileform.c
index d2fba27d..a58a7a53 100644
--- a/Source/exehead/fileform.c
+++ b/Source/exehead/fileform.c
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@
 #ifdef NSIS_COMPRESS_USE_BZIP2
 #include "../bzip2/bzlib.h"
 static int bz2_needreinit;
-void NSISCALL genrtable();
+// void NSISCALL genrtable(); // using this method reduces data by 336, but adds ~60 to code.
+// currently it makes sense to spend the money on data and reduce code size, but that may change.
+#define genrtable()
+
+
 #define z_stream bz_stream
 #define inflateInit(x) { if (BZ2_bzDecompressInit(x)<0) return _LANG_INVALIDCRC; }
 #define inflate(x) BZ2_bzDecompress(x)