diff --git a/win/Qt/qt_glyph.cpp b/win/Qt/qt_glyph.cpp
index 06647638d..75bc234d9 100644
--- a/win/Qt/qt_glyph.cpp
+++ b/win/Qt/qt_glyph.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ NetHackQtGlyphs::NetHackQtGlyphs()
     char cbuf[BUFSZ];
     const char *tile_file = NULL, *tile_list[2];
 
+    this->no_tiles = false;
     tiles_per_row = TILES_PER_ROW;
 
     if (user_tiles) {
@@ -77,9 +78,14 @@ NetHackQtGlyphs::NetHackQtGlyphs()
     }
 
     if (!tilesok) {
+        this->no_tiles = true;
+        /* tiles wouldn't load so force ascii map */
         ::iflags.wc_ascii_map = 1;
         ::iflags.wc_tiled_map = 0;
-        tiles_per_row = 40; // arbitrary
+        /* tiles wouldn't load so don't allow toggling to tiled map */
+        ::set_wc_option_mod_status(WC_ASCII_MAP | WC_TILED_MAP,
+                                   ::set_in_config);
+        tiles_per_row = 40; // arbitrary to avoid potential divide-by-0
     }
 
     if (iflags.wc_tile_width)
diff --git a/win/Qt/qt_glyph.h b/win/Qt/qt_glyph.h
index 2842d2d14..c00a11214 100644
--- a/win/Qt/qt_glyph.h
+++ b/win/Qt/qt_glyph.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ enum border_code {
 
 class NetHackQtGlyphs {
 public:
+        bool no_tiles;
+
 	NetHackQtGlyphs();
 
 	int width() const { return size.width(); }
diff --git a/win/Qt/qt_inv.cpp b/win/Qt/qt_inv.cpp
index 50f17f47c..53a32ac70 100644
--- a/win/Qt/qt_inv.cpp
+++ b/win/Qt/qt_inv.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ void NetHackQtInvUsageWindow::paintEvent(QPaintEvent*)
     // Actually indexed by grid[column][row].
 
 #ifdef ENHANCED_PAPERDOLL
-    if (iflags.wc_ascii_map)
+    if (qt_settings->doll_is_shown && ::iflags.wc_ascii_map
+        && qt_settings->glyphs().no_tiles)
         qt_settings->doll_is_shown = false;
     if (!qt_settings->doll_is_shown)
         return;
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ void NetHackQtInvUsageWindow::paintEvent(QPaintEvent*)
                                   qt_settings->dollHeight);
 
     /* for drawWorn()'s use of obj->invlet */
-    if (!flags.invlet_constant)
+    if (!::flags.invlet_constant)
         reassign();
 #endif
 
diff --git a/win/Qt/qt_set.cpp b/win/Qt/qt_set.cpp
index 2f6655417..4703839f5 100644
--- a/win/Qt/qt_set.cpp
+++ b/win/Qt/qt_set.cpp
@@ -136,17 +136,28 @@ NetHackQtSettings::NetHackQtSettings() :
     }
 
     theglyphs=new NetHackQtGlyphs();
-    resizeTiles();
+    if (!theglyphs->no_tiles) {
+        resizeTiles();
 
-    connect(&whichsize, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(setGlyphSize(bool)));
-    connect(&tilewidth, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SLOT(resizeTiles()));
-    connect(&tileheight, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SLOT(resizeTiles()));
+        connect(&whichsize, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this,
+                SLOT(setGlyphSize(bool)));
+        connect(&tilewidth, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this,
+                SLOT(resizeTiles()));
+        connect(&tileheight, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this,
+                SLOT(resizeTiles()));
 
 #ifdef ENHANCED_PAPERDOLL
-    connect(&dollshown, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(setDollShown(bool)));
-    connect(&dollwidth, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SLOT(resizeDoll()));
-    connect(&dollheight, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SLOT(resizeDoll()));
+        connect(&dollshown, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this,
+                SLOT(setDollShown(bool)));
+        connect(&dollwidth, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this,
+                SLOT(resizeDoll()));
+        connect(&dollheight, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this,
+                SLOT(resizeDoll()));
 #endif
+    } else {
+        // paper doll requires map tiles and those just failed to load
+        doll_is_shown = false;
+    }
 
     fontsize.setMinimumContentsLength((int) strlen("Medium"));
     fontsize.addItem("Huge");