--- src/display/nr-filter-image.cpp	2013-10-27 08:17:20.000000000 +0100
+++ src/display/nr-filter-image.cpp	2013-11-09 22:34:12.921875000 +0100
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@
         broken_ref = false;
     }
 
+    if (broken_ref) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     cairo_surface_t *image_surface = image->getSurfaceRaw();
 
     Geom::Rect sa = slot.get_slot_area();