1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/plugins/imageformats/tiff/qtiffhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/imageformats/tiff/qtiffhandler.cpp
index 9538745..7ac9722 100644
--- a/src/plugins/imageformats/tiff/qtiffhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/imageformats/tiff/qtiffhandler.cpp
@@ -192,11 +192,10 @@ bool QTiffHandler::read(QImage *image)
         return false;
     }
 
+    // BitsPerSample defaults to 1 according to the TIFF spec.
     uint16 bitPerSample;
-    if (!TIFFGetField(tiff, TIFFTAG_BITSPERSAMPLE, &bitPerSample)) {
-        TIFFClose(tiff);
-        return false;
-    }
+    if (!TIFFGetField(tiff, TIFFTAG_BITSPERSAMPLE, &bitPerSample))
+        bitPerSample = 1;
 
     bool grayscale = photometric == PHOTOMETRIC_MINISBLACK || photometric == PHOTOMETRIC_MINISWHITE;
     if (grayscale && bitPerSample == 1) {