diff --git a/src/plasma/private/theme_p.cpp b/src/plasma/private/theme_p.cpp
index 2faced8b6..fb91ac5e2 100644
--- a/src/plasma/private/theme_p.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/private/theme_p.cpp
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void ThemePrivate::discardCache(CacheTypes caches)
         discoveries.clear();
         invalidElements.clear();
 
-        svgElementsCache = 0;
+        svgElementsCache->reparseConfiguration();
     }
 }