diff --git a/sources/bordertitleblock.cpp b/sources/bordertitleblock.cpp
index 84d32d3d2..70808b262 100644
--- a/sources/bordertitleblock.cpp
+++ b/sources/bordertitleblock.cpp
@@ -432,6 +432,8 @@ void BorderTitleBlock::titleBlockTemplateRemoved(
 	} else {
 		setTitleBlockTemplate(QETApp::defaultTitleBlockTemplate());
 	}
+	// disable the QPicture-based cache from Qt 4.8 to avoid rendering errors and crashes
+	m_titleblock_template_renderer -> setUseCache(false);
 }
 
 /**