diff --git a/src/bin/e_pixmap.c b/src/bin/e_pixmap.c
index ed8552ec1..1ae242163 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_pixmap.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_pixmap.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ _e_pixmap_free(E_Pixmap *cp)
         break;
       case E_PIXMAP_TYPE_WL:
 #if defined(HAVE_WAYLAND_CLIENTS) || defined(HAVE_WAYLAND_ONLY)
-        /* NB: No-Op. Nothing to free. image data no longer memcpy'd */
+        if (cp->resource) wl_resource_set_user_data(cp->resource, NULL);
 #endif
         break;
       default: