diff --git a/libfreerdp/core/license.c b/libfreerdp/core/license.c
index 4d3a53a0f..bcde65998 100644
--- a/libfreerdp/core/license.c
+++ b/libfreerdp/core/license.c
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ wStream* license_send_stream_init(rdpLicense* license)
 	s = transport_send_stream_init(license->rdp->transport, 4096);
 	rdp_init_stream(license->rdp, s);
 
+	if (!license->rdp->do_crypt_license)
+			license->rdp->sec_flags &= ~SEC_ENCRYPT;
+
 	license->PacketHeaderLength = Stream_GetPosition(s);
 	Stream_Seek(s, LICENSE_PREAMBLE_LENGTH);
 
diff --git a/libfreerdp/core/rdp.h b/libfreerdp/core/rdp.h
index f830e737b..c56b8091e 100644
--- a/libfreerdp/core/rdp.h
+++ b/libfreerdp/core/rdp.h
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ struct rdp_rdp
 	struct crypto_hmac_struct* fips_hmac;
 	UINT32 sec_flags;
 	BOOL do_crypt;
+	BOOL do_crypt_license;
 	BOOL do_secure_checksum;
 	BYTE sign_key[16];
 	BYTE decrypt_key[16];