diff --git a/libfreerdp-core/license.c b/libfreerdp-core/license.c
index 51fb23785..8d6d71466 100644
--- a/libfreerdp-core/license.c
+++ b/libfreerdp-core/license.c
@@ -159,7 +159,11 @@ void license_send(rdpLicense* license, STREAM* s, uint8 type)
 
 	sec_flags = SEC_LICENSE_PKT;
 	wMsgSize = length - LICENSE_PACKET_HEADER_LENGTH + 4;
-	flags = EXTENDED_ERROR_MSG_SUPPORTED | PREAMBLE_VERSION_3_0;
+	/**
+	 * Using EXTENDED_ERROR_MSG_SUPPORTED here would cause mstsc to crash when
+	 * running in server mode! This flag seems to be incorrectly documented.
+	 */
+	flags = PREAMBLE_VERSION_3_0;
 
 	rdp_write_header(license->rdp, s, length, MCS_GLOBAL_CHANNEL_ID);
 	rdp_write_security_header(s, sec_flags);