diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_render.c b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_render.c
index 3a8322a980..8b61d8524f 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_render.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_render.c
@@ -2949,6 +2949,8 @@ evas_render_updates_internal(Evas *eo_e,
         EINA_LIST_FOREACH(e->render.updates, l, ru)
           {
              post.updated_area = eina_list_append(post.updated_area, ru->area);
+             evas_cache_image_drop(ru->surface);
+             ru->surface = NULL;
           }
         eina_spinlock_take(&(e->render.lock));
         _cb_always_call(eo_e, EVAS_CALLBACK_RENDER_POST, post.updated_area ? &post : NULL);