diff --git a/src/Plugins/TgaImporter/TgaImporter.cpp b/src/Plugins/TgaImporter/TgaImporter.cpp
index cfb3bc3bd..97c96e756 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/TgaImporter/TgaImporter.cpp
+++ b/src/Plugins/TgaImporter/TgaImporter.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ bool TgaImporter::open(istream& in, const string& name) {
 }
 
 void TgaImporter::close() {
-    delete _image;
+    /** @todo fixme: delete it only if it wasn't retrieved by user */
+    //delete _image;
     _image = nullptr;
 }