diff --git a/WINGs/wcolorwell.c b/WINGs/wcolorwell.c
index c67c7d0f..17187f83 100644
--- a/WINGs/wcolorwell.c
+++ b/WINGs/wcolorwell.c
@@ -173,10 +173,10 @@ WMColorWell *WMCreateColorWell(WMWidget * parent)
 
 void WMSetColorWellColor(WMColorWell * cPtr, WMColor * color)
 {
-	if (cPtr->color)
+	if (cPtr->color && cPtr->color != color) {
 		WMReleaseColor(cPtr->color);
-
-	cPtr->color = WMRetainColor(color);
+		cPtr->color = WMRetainColor(color);
+	}
 
 	if (cPtr->colorView->flags.realized && cPtr->colorView->flags.mapped)
 		paintColorWell(cPtr);