diff --git a/vnc.c b/vnc.c
index 4fb13ba886..a3a7840075 100644
--- a/vnc.c
+++ b/vnc.c
@@ -1726,6 +1726,7 @@ static void set_encodings(VncState *vs, int32_t *encodings, size_t n_encodings)
             break;
         }
     }
+    vnc_desktop_resize(vs);
     check_pointer_type_change(&vs->mouse_mode_notifier);
 }