diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageSurface.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageSurface.cpp
index 635f0e56ac..e7e1ddfe8e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageSurface.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageSurface.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ RageSurface::RageSurface( const RageSurface &cpy )
 
 RageSurface::~RageSurface()
 {
-	delete [] pixels;
+	if( pixels_owned )
+		delete [] pixels;
 }
 
 static int GetShiftFromMask( uint32_t mask )