diff --git a/src/gui/painting/qpdf.cpp b/src/gui/painting/qpdf.cpp
index 96ed769ce3..aaaf70087c 100644
--- a/src/gui/painting/qpdf.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/painting/qpdf.cpp
@@ -1802,7 +1802,8 @@ int QPdfEnginePrivate::writeOutputIntent()
         s << "/N 3\n";
         s << "/Alternate /DeviceRGB\n";
         s << "/Length " << length_object << "0 R\n";
-        s << "/Filter /FlateDecode\n";
+        if (do_compress)
+            s << "/Filter /FlateDecode\n";
         s << ">>\n";
         s << "stream\n";
         write(data);