diff --git a/src/desktopicon.cpp b/src/desktopicon.cpp
--- a/src/desktopicon.cpp
+++ b/src/desktopicon.cpp
@@ -269,8 +269,7 @@
         if (img.isNull()){
             img = QImage(size, QImage::Format_Alpha8);
             img.fill(Qt::transparent);
-        }
-        if (img.size() != size){
+        } else if (img.size() != size){
             img = img.scaled(size, Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio, m_smooth ? Qt::SmoothTransformation : Qt::FastTransformation );
         }
         m_changed = false;