diff --git a/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts b/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts
index 21a190707..54038e1e9 100644
--- a/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ export class TabView extends common.TabView {
         if (!image) {
             var is = imageSource.fromFileOrResource(iconSource);
             if (is && is.ios) {
-                is.ios = is.ios.imageWithRenderingMode(UIImageRenderingMode.UIImageRenderingModeAlwaysOriginal);
-                this._iconsCache[iconSource] = is.ios;
-                image = is.ios;
+                var originalRenderedImage = is.ios.imageWithRenderingMode(UIImageRenderingMode.UIImageRenderingModeAlwaysOriginal);
+                this._iconsCache[iconSource] = originalRenderedImage;
+                image = originalRenderedImage;
             }
         }