diff --git a/src/encoder/mod.rs b/src/encoder/mod.rs
index e1845e8..e055fad 100644
--- a/src/encoder/mod.rs
+++ b/src/encoder/mod.rs
@@ -623,7 +623,8 @@ impl<'a, W: 'a + Write + Seek, T: ColorType> ImageEncoder<'a, W, T> {
         let row_bytes = row_samples * u64::from(<T::Inner>::BYTE_LEN);
 
         // As per tiff spec each strip should be about 8k long
-        let rows_per_strip = (8000 + row_bytes - 1) / row_bytes;
+        // let rows_per_strip = (8000 + row_bytes - 1) / row_bytes;
+        let rows_per_strip = height as u64;
 
         let strip_count = (u64::from(height) + rows_per_strip - 1) / rows_per_strip;