Vncviewer CConn SetDesktopSize failed

vncviewer works as expected in one direction, but fails when invoked in the other:

karl@3400g:~> LANG=C vncviewer 10.0.0.16:0

TigerVNC Viewer v1.13.1
Copyright (C) 1999-2022 TigerVNC Team and many others (see README.rst)
See https://www.tigervnc.org for information on TigerVNC.

Thu Mar 28 07:37:39 2024
 DecodeManager: Detected 8 CPU core(s)
 DecodeManager: Creating 4 decoder thread(s)
 CConn:       Connected to host 10.0.0.16 port 5900
 CConnection: Server supports RFB protocol version 3.8
 CConnection: Using RFB protocol version 3.8
 CConnection: Choosing security type VeNCrypt(19)
 CVeNCrypt:   Choosing security type TLSNone (257)
 CConn:       Using pixel format depth 24 (32bpp) little-endian rgb888
 CConnection: Enabling continuous updates

Thu Mar 28 07:38:19 2024
 DecodeManager:     raw: 7 rects, 1.84 kpixels
 DecodeManager:          7.26953 KiB (1:1 ratio)
 DecodeManager:     Tight: 320 rects, 7.40232 Mpixels
 DecodeManager:            1.63651 MiB (1:17.257 ratio)
 DecodeManager:   Total: 327 rects, 7.40416 Mpixels
 DecodeManager:          1.64361 MiB (1:17.1868 ratio)
karl@3400g:~> LANG=C vncviewer 10.0.0.16:0

TigerVNC Viewer v1.13.1
Copyright (C) 1999-2022 TigerVNC Team and many others (see README.rst)
See https://www.tigervnc.org for information on TigerVNC.

Thu Mar 28 07:38:29 2024
 DecodeManager: Detected 8 CPU core(s)
 DecodeManager: Creating 4 decoder thread(s)
 CConn:       Connected to host 10.0.0.16 port 5900
 CConnection: Server supports RFB protocol version 3.8
 CConnection: Using RFB protocol version 3.8
 CConnection: Choosing security type VeNCrypt(19)
 CVeNCrypt:   Choosing security type TLSNone (257)
 DesktopWindow: Reducing window size to fit on current monitor
 CConn:       Using pixel format depth 24 (32bpp) little-endian rgb888
 CConnection: Enabling continuous updates
 CConn:       SetDesktopSize failed: 3

Thu Mar 28 07:38:30 2024
 CConn:       SetDesktopSize failed: 3

Thu Mar 28 07:39:11 2024
 DecodeManager:     raw: 9 rects, 2.576 kpixels
 DecodeManager:          10.168 KiB (1:1 ratio)
 DecodeManager:     Tight: 565 rects, 12.0817 Mpixels
 DecodeManager:            2.66403 MiB (1:17.3025 ratio)
 DecodeManager:   Total: 574 rects, 12.0843 Mpixels
 DecodeManager:          2.67396 MiB (1:17.242 ratio)
karl@3400g:~> 

Both hosts thinkbook and 3400g run Tumbleweed 20240326. vncviewer works fine when invoked on notebook . On 3400g it fails with the above error. Any idea?