diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
index 1aedfb329e4..426d15c82e3 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
@@ -8714,8 +8714,10 @@ static void do_versions(FileData *fd, Library *lib, Main *main)
 						if (image == blo_do_versions_newlibadr(fd, otex->id.lib, otex->ima))
 							break;
 
-				/* no duplication for packed files */
-				if (otex && image->packedfile == NULL) {
+				/* no duplication if the texture and image datablock are not
+				 * from the same .blend file, the image datablock may not have
+				 * been loaded from a library file otherwise */
+				if (otex && (tex->id.lib == image->id.lib)) {
 					/* copy image datablock */
 					nimage = BKE_image_copy(main, image);
 					nimage->flag |= IMA_IGNORE_ALPHA|IMA_DONE_TAG;