diff --git a/vnc.c b/vnc.c
index 5241a6aa69174548a1e3d763bd0cd2cec20632ab..b1a3fdb30bd3b89df2a3d45ab60c19c9e8cb83ef 100644
--- a/vnc.c
+++ b/vnc.c
@@ -1642,6 +1642,8 @@ static void set_encodings(VncState *vs, int32_t *encodings, size_t n_encodings)
             break;
         }
     }
+
+    check_pointer_type_change(&vs->mouse_mode_notifier);
 }
 
 static void set_pixel_conversion(VncState *vs)