diff --git a/ui/vnc-clipboard.c b/ui/vnc-clipboard.c
index c759be3438..124b6fbd9c 100644
--- a/ui/vnc-clipboard.c
+++ b/ui/vnc-clipboard.c
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ static uint8_t *inflate_buffer(uint8_t *in, uint32_t in_len, uint32_t *size)
         }
     }
 
+    *size = stream.total_out;
+    inflateEnd(&stream);
+
+    return out;
+
 err_end:
     inflateEnd(&stream);
 err: