diff --git a/src/cairo-pdf-surface.c b/src/cairo-pdf-surface.c
index f048dc885..78356422c 100644
--- a/src/cairo-pdf-surface.c
+++ b/src/cairo-pdf-surface.c
@@ -1762,6 +1762,8 @@ _cairo_pdf_surface_finish (void *abstract_surface)
 	surface->font_subsets = NULL;
     }
 
+    _cairo_surface_clipper_reset (&surface->clipper);
+
     return status;
 }