diff --git a/AFNetworking/UIImageView+AFNetworking.m b/AFNetworking/UIImageView+AFNetworking.m
index c8d991f..f1ae48a 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/UIImageView+AFNetworking.m
+++ b/AFNetworking/UIImageView+AFNetworking.m
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ static char kAFImageRequestOperationObjectKey;
     UIImage *cachedImage = [[AFImageCache sharedImageCache] cachedImageForURL:[urlRequest URL] cacheName:nil];
     if (cachedImage) {
         self.image = cachedImage;
+        self.af_imageRequestOperation = nil;
         
         if (success) {
             success(nil, nil, cachedImage);