diff --git a/src/st/st-icon.c b/src/st/st-icon.c
index 5b3a2f24c..38d58205d 100644
--- a/src/st/st-icon.c
+++ b/src/st/st-icon.c
@@ -420,7 +420,10 @@ st_icon_update (StIcon *icon)
     }
 
   if (priv->gicon == NULL && priv->fallback_gicon == NULL)
-    return;
+    {
+      g_clear_pointer (&priv->icon_texture, clutter_actor_destroy);
+      return;
+    }
 
   if (!st_widget_get_resource_scale (ST_WIDGET (icon), &resource_scale))
     return;