diff --git a/src/plasma/private/theme_p.cpp b/src/plasma/private/theme_p.cpp
index b9c2a555e..1963f743d 100644
--- a/src/plasma/private/theme_p.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/private/theme_p.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ ThemePrivate::ThemePrivate(QObject *parent)
 
 ThemePrivate::~ThemePrivate()
 {
-    if (FrameSvgPrivate::s_sharedFrames.contains(this)) { 
+    saveSvgElementsCache();
+    if (FrameSvgPrivate::s_sharedFrames.contains(this)) {
         foreach (FrameData *data, FrameSvgPrivate::s_sharedFrames[this].values()) {
             delete data;
         }
@@ -633,7 +634,7 @@ QColor ThemePrivate::color(Theme::ColorRole role, Theme::ColorGroup group) const
         break;
     }
     }
-    
+
 
 
     switch (role) {
diff --git a/src/plasma/theme.cpp b/src/plasma/theme.cpp
index ba4e9e8c0..18d4ed683 100644
--- a/src/plasma/theme.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/theme.cpp
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ Theme::Theme(const QString &themeName, QObject *parent)
 
 Theme::~Theme()
 {
-    d->saveSvgElementsCache();
-
     if (d == ThemePrivate::globalTheme) {
         if (!ThemePrivate::globalThemeRefCount.deref()) {
             disconnect(ThemePrivate::globalTheme, 0, this, 0);