Abstract: Deflection adjustment roll and process for supporting a roll jacket on a crosspiece of the deflection compensation roll. The deflection compensation roll includes a crosspiece, roll bearings composed of radial bearings and at least one hydrostatic bearing arrangement, and a roll jacket, which is rotatably supported on the crosspiece by the roll bearings. The at least one hydrostatic bearing arrangement acts in the axial direction. The process includes positioning radial roll bearings each bearing end of the deflection compensation roll and between the crosspiece and the roll jacket, wherein the radial roll bearings absorb radial forces, and positioning at least one hydrostatic bearing arrangement between the crosspiece and the roll jacket, wherein the at least one hydrostatic bearing arrangement absorbs axial forces.