diff --git a/libvncserver/zrle.c b/libvncserver/zrle.c
index ae65061..2475fc0 100644
--- a/libvncserver/zrle.c
+++ b/libvncserver/zrle.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
  * data.
  */
 
+/* TODO: put into rfbClient struct */
 static char zrleBeforeBuf[rfbZRLETileWidth * rfbZRLETileHeight * 4 + 4];
 
 
@@ -114,17 +115,16 @@ rfbBool rfbSendRectEncodingZRLE(rfbClientPtr cl, int x, int y, int w, int h)
 
   if (cl->preferredEncoding == rfbEncodingZYWRLE) {
 	  if (cl->tightQualityLevel < 0) {
-		  zywrle_level = 1;
+		  cl->zywrleLevel = 1;
 	  } else if (cl->tightQualityLevel < 3) {
-		  zywrle_level = 3;
+		  cl->zywrleLevel = 3;
 	  } else if (cl->tightQualityLevel < 6) {
-		  zywrle_level = 2;
+		  cl->zywrleLevel = 2;
 	  } else {
-		  zywrle_level = 1;
+		  cl->zywrleLevel = 1;
 	  }
-  } else {
-	  zywrle_level = 0;
-  }
+  } else
+	  cl->zywrleLevel = 0;
 
   if (!cl->zrleData)
     cl->zrleData = zrleOutStreamNew();
diff --git a/libvncserver/zrleencodetemplate.c b/libvncserver/zrleencodetemplate.c
index 7d19766..6e81b3c 100644
--- a/libvncserver/zrleencodetemplate.c
+++ b/libvncserver/zrleencodetemplate.c
@@ -84,14 +84,12 @@ static const int bitsPerPackedPixel[] = {
   0, 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
 };
 
-int zywrle_level;
-int zywrleBuf[rfbZRLETileWidth*rfbZRLETileHeight];
-
 static zrlePaletteHelper paletteHelper;
 
 #endif /* ZRLE_ONCE */
 
-void ZRLE_ENCODE_TILE (PIXEL_T* data, int w, int h, zrleOutStream* os);
+void ZRLE_ENCODE_TILE (PIXEL_T* data, int w, int h, zrleOutStream* os,
+		int zywrle_level, int *zywrleBuf);
 
 #if BPP!=8
 #define ZYWRLE_ENCODE
@@ -113,14 +111,16 @@ static void ZRLE_ENCODE (int x, int y, int w, int h,
 
       GET_IMAGE_INTO_BUF(tx,ty,tw,th,buf);
 
-      ZRLE_ENCODE_TILE((PIXEL_T*)buf, tw, th, os);
+      ZRLE_ENCODE_TILE((PIXEL_T*)buf, tw, th, os,
+		      cl->zywrleLevel, cl->zywrleBuf);
     }
   }
   zrleOutStreamFlush(os);
 }
 
 
-void ZRLE_ENCODE_TILE(PIXEL_T* data, int w, int h, zrleOutStream* os)
+void ZRLE_ENCODE_TILE(PIXEL_T* data, int w, int h, zrleOutStream* os,
+	int zywrle_level, int *zywrleBuf)
 {
   /* First find the palette and the number of runs */
 
@@ -288,10 +288,8 @@ void ZRLE_ENCODE_TILE(PIXEL_T* data, int w, int h, zrleOutStream* os)
 
 #if BPP!=8
       if (zywrle_level > 0 && !(zywrle_level & 0x80)) {
-        ZYWRLE_ANALYZE( data, data, w, h, w, zywrle_level, zywrleBuf );
-	zywrle_level |= 0x80;
-	ZRLE_ENCODE_TILE( data, w, h, os );
-	zywrle_level &= 0x7F;
+        ZYWRLE_ANALYZE(data, data, w, h, w, zywrle_level, zywrleBuf);
+	ZRLE_ENCODE_TILE(data, w, h, os, zywrle_level | 0x80, zywrleBuf);
       }
       else
 #endif
diff --git a/rfb/rfb.h b/rfb/rfb.h
index 0dad2b9..aed454c 100644
--- a/rfb/rfb.h
+++ b/rfb/rfb.h
@@ -579,6 +579,8 @@ typedef struct _rfbClientRec {
 
 #ifdef LIBVNCSERVER_HAVE_LIBZ
     void* zrleData;
+    int zywrleLevel;
+    int zywrleBuf[rfbZRLETileWidth * rfbZRLETileHeight];
 #endif
 
     /* if progressive updating is on, this variable holds the current