diff --git a/java/TJBench.java b/java/TJBench.java
index 1eb1caea..e4bedce3 100644
--- a/java/TJBench.java
+++ b/java/TJBench.java
@@ -936,10 +936,9 @@ final class TJBench {
             System.out.println("Using arithmetic entropy coding\n");
             arithmetic = true;
             xformOpt |= TJTransform.OPT_ARITHMETIC;
-          } else if (argv[i].equalsIgnoreCase("-lossless")) {
+          } else if (argv[i].equalsIgnoreCase("-lossless"))
             lossless = true;
-            subsamp = TJ.SAMP_444;
-          } else if (argv[i].equalsIgnoreCase("-rgb"))
+          else if (argv[i].equalsIgnoreCase("-rgb"))
             pf = TJ.PF_RGB;
           else if (argv[i].equalsIgnoreCase("-rgbx"))
             pf = TJ.PF_RGBX;
@@ -1130,6 +1129,9 @@ final class TJBench {
           precision != 12)
         System.out.println("Computing optimal Huffman tables\n");
 
+      if (lossless)
+        subsamp = TJ.SAMP_444;
+
       if (precision == 16 && !lossless)
         throw new Exception("-lossless must be specified along with -precision 16");
       if (precision != 8 && doYUV)
diff --git a/tjbench.c b/tjbench.c
index a52170ee..5925f90e 100644
--- a/tjbench.c
+++ b/tjbench.c
@@ -1057,10 +1057,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         printf("Using arithmetic entropy coding\n\n");
         arithmetic = 1;
         xformOpt |= TJXOPT_ARITHMETIC;
-      } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[i], "-lossless")) {
+      } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[i], "-lossless"))
         lossless = 1;
-        subsamp = TJSAMP_444;
-      } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[i], "-rgb"))
+      else if (!strcasecmp(argv[i], "-rgb"))
         pf = TJPF_RGB;
       else if (!strcasecmp(argv[i], "-rgbx"))
         pf = TJPF_RGBX;
@@ -1200,6 +1199,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   if (optimize && !progressive && !arithmetic && !lossless && precision != 12)
     printf("Computing optimal Huffman tables\n\n");
 
+  if (lossless)
+    subsamp = TJSAMP_444;
+
   if (precision == 16 && !lossless) {
     printf("ERROR: -lossless must be specified along with -precision 16\n");
     retval = -1;  goto bailout;