diff --git a/src/motif/dcclient.cpp b/src/motif/dcclient.cpp
index f6cdfe5801..1a3ec55e8d 100644
--- a/src/motif/dcclient.cpp
+++ b/src/motif/dcclient.cpp
@@ -2219,7 +2219,7 @@ install:
         XPutImage(dest_display, dest, destgc, destimage, 0, 0, destx, desty, w, h);
         XDestroyImage(destimage);
 
-        if (more)
+        if (more && cache)
             *cache = image;
         else
             XDestroyImage(image);