diff --git a/ui/vnc.c b/ui/vnc.c
index d72a61bde301e9b575cb7462976077212d40b415..29a720847574be34527522f2280035710ce785db 100644
--- a/ui/vnc.c
+++ b/ui/vnc.c
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ static int vnc_update_client(VncState *vs, int has_dirty)
     }
 
     vs->has_dirty += has_dirty;
-    if (vs->need_update && !vs->disconnecting) {
+    if (vs->need_update) {
         VncDisplay *vd = vs->vd;
         VncJob *job;
         int y;
@@ -1030,10 +1030,6 @@ static int vnc_update_client(VncState *vs, int has_dirty)
         return n;
     }
 
-    if (vs->disconnecting) {
-        vnc_disconnect_finish(vs);
-    }
-
     return 0;
 }