diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/cache/evas_cache_image.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/cache/evas_cache_image.c
index 7e6196c1eb..119c773da8 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/cache/evas_cache_image.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/cache/evas_cache_image.c
@@ -546,10 +546,10 @@ evas_cache_image_set(Evas_Cache_Image *cache, unsigned int limit)
         return;
      }
    cache->limit = limit;
-   evas_cache_image_flush(cache);
 #ifdef EVAS_FRAME_QUEUING
    LKU(cache->lock);
 #endif
+   evas_cache_image_flush(cache);
 }
 
 EAPI Evas_Cache_Image *