diff --git a/pngwrite.c b/pngwrite.c
index 6fb46b84f..71bb0c9d5 100644
--- a/pngwrite.c
+++ b/pngwrite.c
@@ -394,11 +394,14 @@ png_write_end(png_structrp png_ptr, png_inforp info_ptr)
                 info_ptr->text[i].lang,
                 info_ptr->text[i].lang_key,
                 info_ptr->text[i].text);
+            /* Mark this chunk as written */
+            if (info_ptr->text[i].compression == PNG_TEXT_COMPRESSION_NONE)
+               info_ptr->text[i].compression = PNG_TEXT_COMPRESSION_NONE_WR;
+            else
+               info_ptr->text[i].compression = PNG_TEXT_COMPRESSION_zTXt_WR;
 #else
             png_warning(png_ptr, "Unable to write international text");
 #endif
-            /* Mark this chunk as written */
-            info_ptr->text[i].compression = PNG_TEXT_COMPRESSION_NONE_WR;
          }
 
          else if (info_ptr->text[i].compression >= PNG_TEXT_COMPRESSION_zTXt)
@@ -407,11 +410,11 @@ png_write_end(png_structrp png_ptr, png_inforp info_ptr)
             /* Write compressed chunk */
             png_write_zTXt(png_ptr, info_ptr->text[i].key,
                 info_ptr->text[i].text, info_ptr->text[i].compression);
+            /* Mark this chunk as written */
+            info_ptr->text[i].compression = PNG_TEXT_COMPRESSION_zTXt_WR;
 #else
             png_warning(png_ptr, "Unable to write compressed text");
 #endif
-            /* Mark this chunk as written */
-            info_ptr->text[i].compression = PNG_TEXT_COMPRESSION_zTXt_WR;
          }
 
          else if (info_ptr->text[i].compression == PNG_TEXT_COMPRESSION_NONE)
@@ -420,12 +423,11 @@ png_write_end(png_structrp png_ptr, png_inforp info_ptr)
             /* Write uncompressed chunk */
             png_write_tEXt(png_ptr, info_ptr->text[i].key,
                 info_ptr->text[i].text, 0);
+            /* Mark this chunk as written */
+            info_ptr->text[i].compression = PNG_TEXT_COMPRESSION_NONE_WR;
 #else
             png_warning(png_ptr, "Unable to write uncompressed text");
 #endif
-
-            /* Mark this chunk as written */
-            info_ptr->text[i].compression = PNG_TEXT_COMPRESSION_NONE_WR;
          }
       }
 #endif