src/image_viewer.c | 14 ++++++++++----

 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/image_viewer.c b/src/image_viewer.c

index 6b673c21..b0da66e0 100644

--- a/src/image_viewer.c

+++ b/src/image_viewer.c

@@ -341,10 +341,16 @@ rstto_image_viewer_init (RsttoImageViewer *viewer)

             NULL);

     if (viewer->priv->bg_icon != NULL)

     {

-        gdk_pixbuf_saturate_and_pixelate (

-                viewer->priv->bg_icon,

-                viewer->priv->bg_icon,

-                0, FALSE);

+        GdkPixbuf *tmp = gdk_pixbuf_copy (viewer->priv->bg_icon);

+

+        if (tmp != NULL) {

+            gdk_pixbuf_saturate_and_pixelate (

+                    viewer->priv->bg_icon,

+                    tmp,

+                    0, FALSE);

+            g_object_unref (viewer->priv->bg_icon);

+            viewer->priv->bg_icon = tmp;

+        }

     }

     g_signal_connect (viewer->priv->settings, "notify::bgcolor",