diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8503b101b2c89..3cf2128f5bc2d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/morikuni/aec v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mwitkow/go-conntrack v0.0.0-20190716064945-2f068394615f
 	github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go v1.1.1-0.20200124165624-2876d2018785
-	github.com/pierrec/lz4 v2.3.1-0.20191115212037-9085dacd1e1e+incompatible
+	github.com/pierrec/lz4 v2.5.3-0.20200429092203-e876bbd321b3+incompatible
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.5.0
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.2.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4abfb118076f0..7d5a7b3132ff7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -680,8 +680,8 @@ github.com/pascaldekloe/goe v0.1.0/go.mod h1:lzWF7FIEvWOWxwDKqyGYQf6ZUaNfKdP144T
 github.com/pborman/uuid v1.2.0/go.mod h1:X/NO0urCmaxf9VXbdlT7C2Yzkj2IKimNn4k+gtPdI/k=
 github.com/peterbourgon/diskv v2.0.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:uqqh8zWWbv1HBMNONnaR/tNboyR3/BZd58JJSHlUSCU=
 github.com/pierrec/lz4 v2.0.5+incompatible/go.mod h1:pdkljMzZIN41W+lC3N2tnIh5sFi+IEE17M5jbnwPHcY=
-github.com/pierrec/lz4 v2.3.1-0.20191115212037-9085dacd1e1e+incompatible h1:5isCJDRADbeSlWx6KVXAYwrcihyCGVXr7GNCdLEVDr8=
-github.com/pierrec/lz4 v2.3.1-0.20191115212037-9085dacd1e1e+incompatible/go.mod h1:pdkljMzZIN41W+lC3N2tnIh5sFi+IEE17M5jbnwPHcY=
+github.com/pierrec/lz4 v2.5.3-0.20200429092203-e876bbd321b3+incompatible h1:wPraQD8xUZ14zNJcKn9cz/+n3r6H2NklrGqq7J+c5qY=
+github.com/pierrec/lz4 v2.5.3-0.20200429092203-e876bbd321b3+incompatible/go.mod h1:pdkljMzZIN41W+lC3N2tnIh5sFi+IEE17M5jbnwPHcY=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.0/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1 h1:iURUrRGxPUNPdy5/HRSm+Yj6okJ6UtLINN0Q9M4+h3I=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/pierrec/lz4/block.go b/vendor/github.com/pierrec/lz4/block.go
index ee178a992b11a..664d9be580d41 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/pierrec/lz4/block.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/pierrec/lz4/block.go
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package lz4
 
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 	"math/bits"
+	"sync"
 )
 
 // blockHash hashes the lower 6 bytes into a value < htSize.
@@ -35,24 +35,31 @@ func UncompressBlock(src, dst []byte) (int, error) {
 
 // CompressBlock compresses the source buffer into the destination one.
 // This is the fast version of LZ4 compression and also the default one.
-// The size of hashTable must be at least 64Kb.
 //
-// The size of the compressed data is returned. If it is 0 and no error, then the data is incompressible.
+// The argument hashTable is scratch space for a hash table used by the
+// compressor. If provided, it should have length at least 1<<16. If it is
+// shorter (or nil), CompressBlock allocates its own hash table.
+//
+// The size of the compressed data is returned.
+//
+// If the destination buffer size is lower than CompressBlockBound and
+// the compressed size is 0 and no error, then the data is incompressible.
 //
 // An error is returned if the destination buffer is too small.
 func CompressBlock(src, dst []byte, hashTable []int) (_ int, err error) {
-	if len(hashTable) < htSize {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("hash table too small, should be at least %d in size", htSize)
-	}
 	defer recoverBlock(&err)
 
+	// Return 0, nil only if the destination buffer size is < CompressBlockBound.
+	isNotCompressible := len(dst) < CompressBlockBound(len(src))
+
 	// adaptSkipLog sets how quickly the compressor begins skipping blocks when data is incompressible.
-	// This significantly speeds up incompressible data and usually has very small impact on compresssion.
+	// This significantly speeds up incompressible data and usually has very small impact on compression.
 	// bytes to skip =  1 + (bytes since last match >> adaptSkipLog)
 	const adaptSkipLog = 7
-	sn, dn := len(src)-mfLimit, len(dst)
-	if sn <= 0 || dn == 0 {
-		return 0, nil
+	if len(hashTable) < htSize {
+		htIface := htPool.Get()
+		defer htPool.Put(htIface)
+		hashTable = (*(htIface).(*[htSize]int))[:]
 	}
 	// Prove to the compiler the table has at least htSize elements.
 	// The compiler can see that "uint32() >> hashShift" cannot be out of bounds.
@@ -61,6 +68,10 @@ func CompressBlock(src, dst []byte, hashTable []int) (_ int, err error) {
 	// si: Current position of the search.
 	// anchor: Position of the current literals.
 	var si, di, anchor int
+	sn := len(src) - mfLimit
+	if sn <= 0 {
+		goto lastLiterals
+	}
 
 	// Fast scan strategy: the hash table only stores the last 4 bytes sequences.
 	for si < sn {
@@ -124,7 +135,7 @@ func CompressBlock(src, dst []byte, hashTable []int) (_ int, err error) {
 		si, mLen = si+mLen, si+minMatch
 
 		// Find the longest match by looking by batches of 8 bytes.
-		for si < sn {
+		for si+8 < sn {
 			x := binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(src[si:]) ^ binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(src[si-offset:])
 			if x == 0 {
 				si += 8
@@ -184,7 +195,8 @@ func CompressBlock(src, dst []byte, hashTable []int) (_ int, err error) {
 		hashTable[h] = si - 2
 	}
 
-	if anchor == 0 {
+lastLiterals:
+	if isNotCompressible && anchor == 0 {
 		// Incompressible.
 		return 0, nil
 	}
@@ -205,7 +217,7 @@ func CompressBlock(src, dst []byte, hashTable []int) (_ int, err error) {
 	di++
 
 	// Write the last literals.
-	if di >= anchor {
+	if isNotCompressible && di >= anchor {
 		// Incompressible.
 		return 0, nil
 	}
@@ -213,6 +225,13 @@ func CompressBlock(src, dst []byte, hashTable []int) (_ int, err error) {
 	return di, nil
 }
 
+// Pool of hash tables for CompressBlock.
+var htPool = sync.Pool{
+	New: func() interface{} {
+		return new([htSize]int)
+	},
+}
+
 // blockHash hashes 4 bytes into a value < winSize.
 func blockHashHC(x uint32) uint32 {
 	const hasher uint32 = 2654435761 // Knuth multiplicative hash.
@@ -224,22 +243,24 @@ func blockHashHC(x uint32) uint32 {
 //
 // CompressBlockHC compression ratio is better than CompressBlock but it is also slower.
 //
-// The size of the compressed data is returned. If it is 0 and no error, then the data is not compressible.
+// The size of the compressed data is returned.
+//
+// If the destination buffer size is lower than CompressBlockBound and
+// the compressed size is 0 and no error, then the data is incompressible.
 //
 // An error is returned if the destination buffer is too small.
 func CompressBlockHC(src, dst []byte, depth int) (_ int, err error) {
 	defer recoverBlock(&err)
 
+	// Return 0, nil only if the destination buffer size is < CompressBlockBound.
+	isNotCompressible := len(dst) < CompressBlockBound(len(src))
+
 	// adaptSkipLog sets how quickly the compressor begins skipping blocks when data is incompressible.
-	// This significantly speeds up incompressible data and usually has very small impact on compresssion.
+	// This significantly speeds up incompressible data and usually has very small impact on compression.
 	// bytes to skip =  1 + (bytes since last match >> adaptSkipLog)
 	const adaptSkipLog = 7
 
-	sn, dn := len(src)-mfLimit, len(dst)
-	if sn <= 0 || dn == 0 {
-		return 0, nil
-	}
-	var si, di int
+	var si, di, anchor int
 
 	// hashTable: stores the last position found for a given hash
 	// chainTable: stores previous positions for a given hash
@@ -249,7 +270,11 @@ func CompressBlockHC(src, dst []byte, depth int) (_ int, err error) {
 		depth = winSize
 	}
 
-	anchor := si
+	sn := len(src) - mfLimit
+	if sn <= 0 {
+		goto lastLiterals
+	}
+
 	for si < sn {
 		// Hash the next 4 bytes (sequence).
 		match := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(src[si:])
@@ -356,12 +381,13 @@ func CompressBlockHC(src, dst []byte, depth int) (_ int, err error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if anchor == 0 {
+	if isNotCompressible && anchor == 0 {
 		// Incompressible.
 		return 0, nil
 	}
 
 	// Last literals.
+lastLiterals:
 	lLen := len(src) - anchor
 	if lLen < 0xF {
 		dst[di] = byte(lLen << 4)
@@ -378,7 +404,7 @@ func CompressBlockHC(src, dst []byte, depth int) (_ int, err error) {
 	di++
 
 	// Write the last literals.
-	if di >= anchor {
+	if isNotCompressible && di >= anchor {
 		// Incompressible.
 		return 0, nil
 	}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/pierrec/lz4/lz4.go b/vendor/github.com/pierrec/lz4/lz4.go
index 21dcfaeb93d16..6c73539a34396 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/pierrec/lz4/lz4.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/pierrec/lz4/lz4.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const (
 	hashLog = 16
 	htSize  = 1 << hashLog
 
-	mfLimit = 8 + minMatch // The last match cannot start within the last 12 bytes.
+	mfLimit = 10 + minMatch // The last match cannot start within the last 14 bytes.
 )
 
 // map the block max size id with its value in bytes: 64Kb, 256Kb, 1Mb and 4Mb.
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func blockSizeValueToIndex(size int) byte {
 // (http://fastcompression.blogspot.com/2013/04/lz4-streaming-format-final.html).
 //
 // NB. in a Reader, in case of concatenated frames, the Header values may change between Read() calls.
-// It is the caller responsibility to check them if necessary.
+// It is the caller's responsibility to check them if necessary.
 type Header struct {
 	BlockChecksum    bool   // Compressed blocks checksum flag.
 	NoChecksum       bool   // Frame checksum flag.
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/pierrec/lz4/writer.go b/vendor/github.com/pierrec/lz4/writer.go
index 324f1386b8ad8..6a60a9a6a57c8 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/pierrec/lz4/writer.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/pierrec/lz4/writer.go
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ package lz4
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/pierrec/lz4/internal/xxh32"
 	"io"
 	"runtime"
+
+	"github.com/pierrec/lz4/internal/xxh32"
 )
 
 // zResult contains the results of compressing a block.
@@ -370,6 +371,10 @@ func (z *Writer) Reset(w io.Writer) {
 	z.checksum.Reset()
 	z.idx = 0
 	z.err = nil
+	// reset hashtable to ensure deterministic output.
+	for i := range z.hashtable {
+		z.hashtable[i] = 0
+	}
 	z.WithConcurrency(n)
 }
 
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index e2179fa00d37a..0c7503a4d41ac 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ github.com/opentracing-contrib/go-stdlib/nethttp
 github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go
 github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go/ext
 github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go/log
-# github.com/pierrec/lz4 v2.3.1-0.20191115212037-9085dacd1e1e+incompatible
+# github.com/pierrec/lz4 v2.5.3-0.20200429092203-e876bbd321b3+incompatible
 github.com/pierrec/lz4
 github.com/pierrec/lz4/internal/xxh32
 # github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1