diff --git a/src/tools/svg2png/svg2png.cpp b/src/tools/svg2png/svg2png.cpp
index de9e785d..bbfeee54 100644
--- a/src/tools/svg2png/svg2png.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/svg2png/svg2png.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ public:
             return 1;
         }
 
+        canvas->clear();
+
         //Background color if needed
         if (bgColor != 0xffffffff) {
             uint8_t r = (uint8_t)((bgColor & 0xff0000) >> 16);
@@ -154,8 +156,6 @@ public:
 
         cout << "Generated PNG file: " << dst << endl;
 
-        canvas->clear(true);
-
         return 0;
     }