diff --git a/ui/vnc.c b/ui/vnc.c
index 560b98d441..9c5c5b3045 100644
--- a/ui/vnc.c
+++ b/ui/vnc.c
@@ -1780,7 +1780,9 @@ static void set_encodings(VncState *vs, int32_t *encodings, size_t n_encodings)
             vs->tight.compression = (enc & 0x0F);
             break;
         case VNC_ENCODING_QUALITYLEVEL0 ... VNC_ENCODING_QUALITYLEVEL0 + 9:
-            vs->tight.quality = (enc & 0x0F);
+            if (vs->vd->lossy) {
+                vs->tight.quality = (enc & 0x0F);
+            }
             break;
         default:
             VNC_DEBUG("Unknown encoding: %d (0x%.8x): %d\n", i, enc, enc);