diff --git a/base/applications/mspaint/selectionmodel.cpp b/base/applications/mspaint/selectionmodel.cpp
index 3609632f63b..59aaa382ac9 100644
--- a/base/applications/mspaint/selectionmodel.cpp
+++ b/base/applications/mspaint/selectionmodel.cpp
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ void SelectionModel::Landing()
 
 void SelectionModel::InsertFromHBITMAP(HBITMAP hBm, INT x, INT y)
 {
-    m_hbmColor = CopyDIBImage(hBm);
     ::DeleteObject(m_hbmColor);
+    m_hbmColor = CopyDIBImage(hBm);
 
     m_rc.left = x;
     m_rc.top = y;