diff --git a/src/common/mipmap_cache.c b/src/common/mipmap_cache.c
index 3b0b14e3aa29..07ff56e9d139 100644
--- a/src/common/mipmap_cache.c
+++ b/src/common/mipmap_cache.c
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ static void _init_8(uint8_t *buf, uint32_t *width, uint32_t *height, float *isca
     return;
   }
 
-  const gboolean altered = !dt_image_basic(imgid);
+  const gboolean altered = dt_image_altered(imgid);
   int res = 1;
 
   const dt_image_t *cimg = dt_image_cache_get(darktable.image_cache, imgid, 'r');