diff --git a/configs/samv71-xult/README.txt b/configs/samv71-xult/README.txt
index f08af3deb4..5cec12dc25 100644
--- a/configs/samv71-xult/README.txt
+++ b/configs/samv71-xult/README.txt
@@ -2499,6 +2499,15 @@ Configuration sub-directories
          the vnc configuration.  That probably all applies here as well.
 
          Only some initial testing has been performed: The configuration
-         does not work.  No crashes or errors are reported, but the VNC
-         client window stays black.  I have not yet dug into this.
+         does not work.  The NuttX VNC server is crashing because of this
+         assertion:
+
+           while (sem_wait(&session->queuesem) < 0)
+           ...
+           rect = (FAR struct vnc_fbupdate_s *)sq_remfirst(&session->updqueue);
+           DEBUGASSERT(rect != NULL);
+
+        I would think that could mean only that the semaphore counting is
+        out of sync with the number of updates in the queue.
+
  
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diff --git a/graphics/vnc/server/vnc_server.c b/graphics/vnc/server/vnc_server.c
index db49b55c61..cad2f5ca3f 100644
--- a/graphics/vnc/server/vnc_server.c
+++ b/graphics/vnc/server/vnc_server.c
@@ -133,7 +133,12 @@ static void vnc_reset_session(FAR struct vnc_session_s *session,
   session->fb      = fb;
   session->display = display;
   session->state   = VNCSERVER_INITIALIZED;
+  session->nwhupd  = 0;
   session->change  = true;
+
+  /* Careful not to disturb the keyboard/mouse callouts set by
+   * vnc_fbinitialize().  Client related data left in garbage state.
+   */
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************