diff -r 5d2a217eb352 -r 27d9faa34ad1 libpurple/buddyicon.c
--- a/libpurple/buddyicon.c	Wed May 09 19:02:36 2007 +0000
+++ b/libpurple/buddyicon.c	Wed May 09 19:05:19 2007 +0000
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@
 			}
 			ref_filename(filename);
 		}
-		else
+		else if (!icon->img)
 		{
 			purple_blist_node_remove_setting((PurpleBlistNode *)buddy, "buddy_icon");
 			purple_blist_node_remove_setting((PurpleBlistNode *)buddy, "icon_checksum");