diff -Nru tigervnc-1.7.0+dfsg/debian/changelog tigervnc-1.7.0+dfsg/debian/changelog
--- tigervnc-1.7.0+dfsg/debian/changelog	2017-01-30 13:04:13.000000000 +0000
+++ tigervnc-1.7.0+dfsg/debian/changelog	2017-02-04 00:55:24.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+tigervnc (1.7.0+dfsg-5) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  [ Ola Lundqvist ]
+  Just added bug closing information for the default depth change.
+
+  [ Joachim Falk ]
+  * Changed default -depth from 32 to 24 to heed warning in man Xtigervnc.
+    Closes: #854096.
+
+ -- Ola Lundqvist <opal@debian.org>  Sat, 04 Feb 2017 01:55:24 +0100
+
 tigervnc (1.7.0+dfsg-4) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Make sure libtool do not complain about missing symbol.
diff -Nru tigervnc-1.7.0+dfsg/debian/helpers/etc/vnc.conf tigervnc-1.7.0+dfsg/debian/helpers/etc/vnc.conf
--- tigervnc-1.7.0+dfsg/debian/helpers/etc/vnc.conf	2017-01-05 22:34:15.000000000 +0000
+++ tigervnc-1.7.0+dfsg/debian/helpers/etc/vnc.conf	2017-02-04 00:49:07.000000000 +0000
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 # Example: $depth = "16";
 #          $pixelformat = "rgb565";
 #
-# Default: $depth = "32";
+# Default: $depth = "24";
 # Default: $pixelformat = undef;
 
 # $getDefaultFrom sets the display for the -xdisplaydefaults option if
diff -Nru tigervnc-1.7.0+dfsg/debian/helpers/usr/bin/tigervncserver tigervnc-1.7.0+dfsg/debian/helpers/usr/bin/tigervncserver
--- tigervnc-1.7.0+dfsg/debian/helpers/usr/bin/tigervncserver	2017-01-28 20:05:18.000000000 +0000
+++ tigervnc-1.7.0+dfsg/debian/helpers/usr/bin/tigervncserver	2017-02-04 00:49:07.000000000 +0000
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@
       wmDecoration		=>
       	"8x64", # a guess at the typical size for a window manager decoration
       geometry			=> "1280x1024",
-      depth			=> 32,
+      depth			=> 24,
       pixelformat		=> undef,
       getDefaultFrom		=> undef,
       rfbwait			=> 30000,