diff --git a/src/modules/evas/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_image.c b/src/modules/evas/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_image.c
index 6646a29f63..2d8d936e2a 100644
--- a/src/modules/evas/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_image.c
+++ b/src/modules/evas/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_image.c
@@ -622,10 +622,6 @@ evas_gl_common_image_content_hint_set(Evas_GL_Image *im, int hint)
      }
    if (im->content_hint == EVAS_IMAGE_CONTENT_HINT_DYNAMIC)
      {
-        Evas_GL_Texture *tex;
-        tex = evas_gl_common_texture_dynamic_new(im->gc, im);
-        if (!tex) return;
-
         if (im->cs.data)
           {
              if (!im->cs.no_free) free(im->cs.data);
@@ -654,7 +650,7 @@ evas_gl_common_image_content_hint_set(Evas_GL_Image *im, int hint)
              evas_gl_common_texture_free(im->tex, EINA_TRUE);
              im->tex = NULL;
           }
-        im->tex = tex;
+        im->tex = evas_gl_common_texture_dynamic_new(im->gc, im);
         im->tex_only = 1;
      }
    else