diff --git a/rtengine/metadata.cc b/rtengine/metadata.cc
index 6006f5abe..c8aa3061d 100644
--- a/rtengine/metadata.cc
+++ b/rtengine/metadata.cc
@@ -207,7 +207,9 @@ void Exiv2Metadata::saveToImage(const Glib::ustring &path) const
 void Exiv2Metadata::remove_unwanted(Exiv2::Image *dst) const
 {
     static const std::vector<std::string> keys = {
-        "Exif.Image.Orientation"
+        "Exif.Image.Orientation",
+        "Exif.Image2.JPEGInterchangeFormat",
+        "Exif.Image2.JPEGInterchangeFormatLength"
     };
     for (auto &k : keys) {
         auto it = dst->exifData().findKey(Exiv2::ExifKey(k));