diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/readwriter.py b/python/pyspark/sql/readwriter.py
index 3f28d7ad5051..5f34a662a055 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/readwriter.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/readwriter.py
@@ -693,8 +693,7 @@ def orc(self, path, mode=None, partitionBy=None, compression=None):
         self.mode(mode)
         if partitionBy is not None:
             self.partitionBy(partitionBy)
-        if compression is not None:
-            self.option("compression", compression)
+        self._set_opts(compression=compression)
         self._jwrite.orc(path)
 
     @since(1.4)