diff --git a/tools/pal2rgb.c b/tools/pal2rgb.c
index 01fcf941..01d8502e 100644
--- a/tools/pal2rgb.c
+++ b/tools/pal2rgb.c
@@ -402,7 +402,23 @@ cpTags(TIFF* in, TIFF* out)
 {
     struct cpTag *p;
     for (p = tags; p < &tags[NTAGS]; p++)
-	cpTag(in, out, p->tag, p->count, p->type);
+    {
+        if( p->tag == TIFFTAG_GROUP3OPTIONS )
+        {
+            uint16 compression;
+            if( !TIFFGetField(in, TIFFTAG_COMPRESSION, &compression) ||
+                    compression != COMPRESSION_CCITTFAX3 )
+                continue;
+        }
+        if( p->tag == TIFFTAG_GROUP4OPTIONS )
+        {
+            uint16 compression;
+            if( !TIFFGetField(in, TIFFTAG_COMPRESSION, &compression) ||
+                    compression != COMPRESSION_CCITTFAX4 )
+                continue;
+        }
+        cpTag(in, out, p->tag, p->count, p->type);
+    }
 }
 #undef NTAGS
 
diff --git a/tools/tiff2bw.c b/tools/tiff2bw.c
index 05faba87..5bef3142 100644
--- a/tools/tiff2bw.c
+++ b/tools/tiff2bw.c
@@ -450,7 +450,23 @@ cpTags(TIFF* in, TIFF* out)
 {
     struct cpTag *p;
     for (p = tags; p < &tags[NTAGS]; p++)
-	cpTag(in, out, p->tag, p->count, p->type);
+    {
+        if( p->tag == TIFFTAG_GROUP3OPTIONS )
+        {
+            uint16 compression;
+            if( !TIFFGetField(in, TIFFTAG_COMPRESSION, &compression) ||
+                    compression != COMPRESSION_CCITTFAX3 )
+                continue;
+        }
+        if( p->tag == TIFFTAG_GROUP4OPTIONS )
+        {
+            uint16 compression;
+            if( !TIFFGetField(in, TIFFTAG_COMPRESSION, &compression) ||
+                    compression != COMPRESSION_CCITTFAX4 )
+                continue;
+        }
+        cpTag(in, out, p->tag, p->count, p->type);
+    }
 }
 #undef NTAGS