diff --git a/indra/newview/llpreviewtexture.cpp b/indra/newview/llpreviewtexture.cpp
index fd6b326ef16fa7df9bb17e1f6480585e145bca8d..ced699b6b2aac69ad4134c8697f4eeb753fb6fa1 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llpreviewtexture.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llpreviewtexture.cpp
@@ -273,6 +273,8 @@ void LLPreviewTexture::saveAs()
 	mSaveFileName = file_picker.getFirstFile();
 	mLoadingFullImage = TRUE;
 	getWindow()->incBusyCount();
+
+	mImage->forceToSaveRawImage(0) ;//re-fetch the raw image if the old one is removed.
 	mImage->setLoadedCallback( LLPreviewTexture::onFileLoadedForSave, 
 								0, TRUE, FALSE, new LLUUID( mItemUUID ), &mCallbackTextureList );
 }