diff --git a/src/common/FBSurfaceSDL2.cxx b/src/common/FBSurfaceSDL2.cxx
index 275ae116f..7bb78d344 100644
--- a/src/common/FBSurfaceSDL2.cxx
+++ b/src/common/FBSurfaceSDL2.cxx
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ void FBSurfaceSDL2::free()
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 void FBSurfaceSDL2::reload()
 {
+  free();
   reinitializeBlitter();
 }
 
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ void FBSurfaceSDL2::resize(uInt32 width, uInt32 height)
 
   if(mySurface)
     SDL_FreeSurface(mySurface);
+
   free();
 
   createSurface(width, height, nullptr);
diff --git a/src/common/sdl_blitter/BilinearBlitter.cxx b/src/common/sdl_blitter/BilinearBlitter.cxx
index 6be1efbc7..92e3b292e 100644
--- a/src/common/sdl_blitter/BilinearBlitter.cxx
+++ b/src/common/sdl_blitter/BilinearBlitter.cxx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void BilinearBlitter::reinitialize(
   SDL_Surface* staticData
 )
 {
-  myRecreateTextures = !(
+  myRecreateTextures = myRecreateTextures || !(
     mySrcRect.w == srcRect.w &&
     mySrcRect.h == srcRect.h &&
     myDstRect.w == destRect.w &&
diff --git a/src/common/sdl_blitter/HqBlitter.cxx b/src/common/sdl_blitter/HqBlitter.cxx
index 07ddbb865..5d408f6e0 100644
--- a/src/common/sdl_blitter/HqBlitter.cxx
+++ b/src/common/sdl_blitter/HqBlitter.cxx
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void HqBlitter::reinitialize(
   SDL_Surface* staticData
 )
 {
-  myRecreateTextures = !(
+  myRecreateTextures = myRecreateTextures || !(
     mySrcRect.w == srcRect.w &&
     mySrcRect.h == srcRect.h &&
     myDstRect.w == destRect.w &&