diff --git a/src/actions.c b/src/actions.c
index ead14264..bf498689 100644
--- a/src/actions.c
+++ b/src/actions.c
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ static void reset_cairo(int create, int clear)
   /* save_sfc is based on pixmap and pixmaps are not resizeable, so on resize 
    * we must destroy & recreate everything. sfc can be resized using cairo_*_surface_set_size
    * being based on window */
-  cairo_destroy(cairo_save_ctx);
   cairo_surface_destroy(save_sfc);
   #if HAS_XRENDER==1
   #if HAS_XCB==1
@@ -218,7 +217,6 @@ static void reset_cairo(int create, int clear)
     fprintf(errfp, "ERROR: invalid cairo xcb surface\n");
      exit(-1);
   }
-  cairo_save_ctx = cairo_create(save_sfc);
   cairo_set_line_width(cairo_save_ctx, 1);
   cairo_set_line_join(cairo_save_ctx, CAIRO_LINE_JOIN_ROUND);
   cairo_set_line_cap(cairo_save_ctx, CAIRO_LINE_CAP_ROUND);
diff --git a/src/draw.c b/src/draw.c
index 36c9c33a..5aa325b8 100644
--- a/src/draw.c
+++ b/src/draw.c
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ void print_image()
   XSetTile(display, gctiled, xctx->save_pixmap);
 
   #ifdef HAS_CAIRO
-  cairo_destroy(cairo_save_ctx);
   cairo_surface_destroy(save_sfc);
 
   #if HAS_XRENDER==1
@@ -125,7 +124,6 @@ void print_image()
     fprintf(errfp, "ERROR: invalid cairo xcb surface\n");
      exit(-1);
   }
-  cairo_save_ctx = cairo_create(save_sfc);
   cairo_set_line_width(cairo_save_ctx, 1);
   cairo_set_line_join(cairo_save_ctx, CAIRO_LINE_JOIN_ROUND);
   cairo_set_line_cap(cairo_save_ctx, CAIRO_LINE_CAP_ROUND);
@@ -184,7 +182,6 @@ void print_image()
 
 
 #ifdef HAS_CAIRO
-  cairo_destroy(cairo_save_ctx);
   cairo_surface_destroy(save_sfc);
 
   #if HAS_XRENDER==1
@@ -201,7 +198,6 @@ void print_image()
     fprintf(errfp, "ERROR: invalid cairo xcb surface\n");
      exit(-1);
   }
-  cairo_save_ctx = cairo_create(save_sfc);
   cairo_set_line_width(cairo_save_ctx, 1);
   cairo_set_line_join(cairo_save_ctx, CAIRO_LINE_JOIN_ROUND);
   cairo_set_line_cap(cairo_save_ctx, CAIRO_LINE_CAP_ROUND);
diff --git a/src/xinit.c b/src/xinit.c
index 3886414c..bb2f8906 100644
--- a/src/xinit.c
+++ b/src/xinit.c
@@ -636,7 +636,6 @@ void xwin_exit(void)
  if(has_x) {
     #ifdef HAS_CAIRO
     cairo_destroy(cairo_ctx);
-    cairo_destroy(cairo_save_ctx);
     cairo_surface_destroy(sfc);
     cairo_surface_destroy(save_sfc);
     #endif
@@ -1384,7 +1383,7 @@ int Tcl_AppInit(Tcl_Interp *inter)
         return 1;
       }
       cairo_ctx = cairo_create(sfc);
-      cairo_save_ctx = cairo_create(save_sfc);
+      cairo_save_ctx = cairo_ctx;
 
       #if 0
       {