diff --git a/src/apps/showimage/Filter.cpp b/src/apps/showimage/Filter.cpp
index 290bb9c9a9..62f04e65f9 100644
--- a/src/apps/showimage/Filter.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/showimage/Filter.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ Filter::Filter(BBitmap* image, BMessenger listener, uint32 what)
 
 Filter::~Filter()
 {
-	Stop();
 	delete fDestImage;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.cpp b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.cpp
index 2bd195cbb5..0f2ab6455b 100644
--- a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.cpp
@@ -226,12 +226,19 @@ ShowImageView::AddToRecentDocuments()
 }
 
 void
-ShowImageView::DeleteBitmap()
+ShowImageView::DeleteScaler()
 {
 	if (fScaler) {
-		delete fScaler; 
+		fScaler->Stop();
+		delete fScaler;
 		fScaler = NULL;
 	}
+}
+
+void
+ShowImageView::DeleteBitmap()
+{
+	DeleteScaler();
 	delete fpBitmap;
 	fpBitmap = NULL;
 }
@@ -535,7 +542,7 @@ Scaler*
 ShowImageView::GetScaler()
 {
 	if (fScaler == NULL || fScaler->Scale() != fZoom) {
-		delete fScaler;
+		DeleteScaler();
 		BMessenger msgr(this, Window());
 		fScaler = new Scaler(fpBitmap, fZoom, msgr, MSG_INVALIDATE);
 		fScaler->Start();
@@ -1334,7 +1341,7 @@ void
 ShowImageView::SetZoom(float zoom)
 {
 	if (fScaleBilinear && fZoom != zoom) {
-		delete fScaler; fScaler = NULL;
+		DeleteScaler();
 	}
 	fZoom = zoom;
 	FixupScrollBars();
diff --git a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.h b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.h
index b9054ad841..c3f2fec58b 100644
--- a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.h
+++ b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ private:
 	void AnimateSelection(bool a);
 	void Notify(const char* status);
 	void AddToRecentDocuments();
+	void DeleteScaler();
 	void DeleteBitmap();
 	int32 BytesPerPixel(color_space cs) const;
 	inline void CopyPixel(uchar* dest, int32 destX, int32 destY, int32 destBPR, uchar* src, int32 x, int32 y, int32 bpr, int32 bpp);