diff --git a/ext/gd/libgd/gd_rotate.c b/ext/gd/libgd/gd_rotate.c
index e9a393d9436..e94809ae770 100644
--- a/ext/gd/libgd/gd_rotate.c
+++ b/ext/gd/libgd/gd_rotate.c
@@ -216,12 +216,13 @@ gdImagePtr gdImageRotate90 (gdImagePtr src, int ignoretransparent)
 		f = gdImageGetPixel;
 	}
 	dst = gdImageCreateTrueColor(src->sy, src->sx);
-	dst->transparent = src->transparent;
 
 	if (dst != NULL) {
 		int old_blendmode = dst->alphaBlendingFlag;
 		dst->alphaBlendingFlag = 0;
 
+		dst->transparent = src->transparent;
+
 		gdImagePaletteCopy (dst, src);
 
 		for (uY = 0; uY<src->sy; uY++) {
@@ -310,12 +311,13 @@ gdImagePtr gdImageRotate270 (gdImagePtr src, int ignoretransparent)
 		f = gdImageGetPixel;
 	}
 	dst = gdImageCreateTrueColor (src->sy, src->sx);
-	dst->transparent = src->transparent;
 
 	if (dst != NULL) {
 		int old_blendmode = dst->alphaBlendingFlag;
 		dst->alphaBlendingFlag = 0;
 
+		dst->transparent = src->transparent;
+
 		gdImagePaletteCopy (dst, src);
 
 		for (uY = 0; uY<src->sy; uY++) {