diff --git a/lib/Property.php b/lib/Property.php
index 3d1775fa2..b15c2bc1f 100644
--- a/lib/Property.php
+++ b/lib/Property.php
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ function validate($options = 0) {
                         $allowedEncoding = ['QUOTED-PRINTABLE', 'BASE64', '8BIT'];
                         break;
                     case Document::VCARD30 :
-                        $allowedEncoding = ['B'];
+                        $allowedEncoding = ['B', 'BASE64'];
                         break;
 
                 }