diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_500.cc b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_500.cc
index 6464f59d292..108430b7645 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_500.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_500.cc
@@ -3965,6 +3965,19 @@ void blo_do_versions_500(FileData *fd, Library * /*lib*/, Main *bmain)
     }
   }
 
+  if (!MAIN_VERSION_FILE_ATLEAST(bmain, 500, 108)) {
+    LISTBASE_FOREACH (bScreen *, screen, &bmain->screens) {
+      LISTBASE_FOREACH (ScrArea *, area, &screen->areabase) {
+        LISTBASE_FOREACH (SpaceLink *, sl, &area->spacedata) {
+          if (sl->spacetype == SPACE_IMAGE) {
+            SpaceImage *sima = reinterpret_cast<SpaceImage *>(sl);
+            sima->iuser.flag &= ~IMA_SHOW_SEQUENCER_SCENE;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Always bump subversion in BKE_blender_version.h when adding versioning
    * code here, and wrap it inside a MAIN_VERSION_FILE_ATLEAST check.
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_image/space_image.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_image/space_image.cc
index 6603796b1fb..c6cfca0830e 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_image/space_image.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_image/space_image.cc
@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@ static void image_scopes_tag_refresh(ScrArea *area)
 static void image_user_refresh_scene(const bContext *C, SpaceImage *sima)
 {
   /* Update scene image user for acquiring render results. */
-  sima->iuser.scene = (sima->iuser.flag & IMA_SHOW_SEQUENCER_SCENE) ? CTX_data_sequencer_scene(C) :
-                                                                      CTX_data_scene(C);
+  Scene *sequencer_scene = CTX_data_sequencer_scene(C);
+  sima->iuser.scene = (sima->iuser.flag & IMA_SHOW_SEQUENCER_SCENE) && sequencer_scene ?
+                          sequencer_scene :
+                          CTX_data_scene(C);
 
   if (sima->image && sima->image->type == IMA_TYPE_R_RESULT) {
     /* While rendering, prefer scene that is being rendered. */