diff --git a/ui/vnc.c b/ui/vnc.c
index 33e6386a6e..66ae93010f 100644
--- a/ui/vnc.c
+++ b/ui/vnc.c
@@ -1806,10 +1806,12 @@ static void set_encodings(VncState *vs, int32_t *encodings, size_t n_encodings)
             vs->features |= VNC_FEATURE_TIGHT_MASK;
             vs->vnc_encoding = enc;
             break;
+#ifdef CONFIG_VNC_PNG
         case VNC_ENCODING_TIGHT_PNG:
             vs->features |= VNC_FEATURE_TIGHT_PNG_MASK;
             vs->vnc_encoding = enc;
             break;
+#endif
         case VNC_ENCODING_ZLIB:
             vs->features |= VNC_FEATURE_ZLIB_MASK;
             vs->vnc_encoding = enc;