diff --git a/src/image.c b/src/image.c
index 4bf117e..9c41e35 100644
--- a/src/image.c
+++ b/src/image.c
@@ -1039,6 +1039,8 @@ __imlib_LoadImage(const char *file, ImlibProgressFunction progress,
          time_t current_modified_time;
 
          current_modified_time = __imlib_FileModDate(file, raw_file_mode);
+	 if (!current_modified_time)
+	   current_modified_time = __imlib_FileModDate(file, 1 - raw_file_mode);
          /* if the file on disk is newer than the cached one */
          if (current_modified_time > im->moddate)
          {
@@ -1074,6 +1076,7 @@ __imlib_LoadImage(const char *file, ImlibProgressFunction progress,
 	im->key = __imlib_FileKey(file);
      }
    im->moddate = __imlib_FileModDate(file, raw_file_mode);
+   if (!im->moddate) im->moddate = __imlib_FileModDate(file, 1 - raw_file_mode);
    /* ok - just check all our loaders are up to date */
    __imlib_RescanLoaders();
    /* take a guess by extension on the best loader to use */