diff --git a/codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_image.cpp b/codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_image.cpp
index b874061472..2e4694a24a 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_image.cpp
+++ b/codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_image.cpp
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ qboolean RE_RegisterImages_LevelLoadEnd(void)
 
 //	int iNumImages = AllocatedImages.size();	// more for curiosity, really.
 
-	qboolean imageDeleted = qtrue;
+	qboolean imageDeleted = qfalse;
 	for (AllocatedImages_t::iterator itImage = AllocatedImages.begin(); itImage != AllocatedImages.end(); /* blank */)
 	{
 		qboolean bEraseOccured = qfalse;
diff --git a/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_image.cpp b/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_image.cpp
index 135c3d3aba..c62df39089 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_image.cpp
+++ b/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_image.cpp
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ qboolean RE_RegisterImages_LevelLoadEnd( void )
 
 //	int iNumImages = AllocatedImages.size();	// more for curiosity, really.
 
-	qboolean imageDeleted = qtrue;
+	qboolean imageDeleted = qfalse;
 	for (AllocatedImages_t::iterator itImage = AllocatedImages.begin(); itImage != AllocatedImages.end(); /* blank */)
 	{
 		qboolean bEraseOccured = qfalse;