diff --git a/sw/source/core/inc/frame.hxx b/sw/source/core/inc/frame.hxx
index cfe5589a10b1..a46a50bf8326 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/inc/frame.hxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/inc/frame.hxx
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ public:
 
     public:
         FrameWriteAccess(SwFrameRect& rTarget) : SwRect(rTarget.getSwFrame()), mrTarget(rTarget) {}
-        ~FrameWriteAccess() { mrTarget.maFrameRect = *this; }
-        void setSwRect(const SwRect& rNew) { *(reinterpret_cast< SwRect* >(this)) = rNew; }
+        ~FrameWriteAccess();
+        void setSwRect(const SwRect& rNew) { *reinterpret_cast< SwRect* >(this) = rNew; }
     };
 
     // same for print
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ public:
 
     public:
         PrintWriteAccess(SwFrameRect& rTarget) : SwRect(rTarget.getSwPrint()), mrTarget(rTarget) {}
-        ~PrintWriteAccess() { mrTarget.maPrintRect = *this; }
-        void setSwRect(const SwRect& rNew) { *(reinterpret_cast< SwRect* >(this)) = rNew; }
+        ~PrintWriteAccess();
+        void setSwRect(const SwRect& rNew) { *reinterpret_cast< SwRect* >(this) = rNew; }
     };
 };
 
diff --git a/sw/source/core/layout/wsfrm.cxx b/sw/source/core/layout/wsfrm.cxx
index 1c301a161d2f..40ffaa5d0eec 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/layout/wsfrm.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/layout/wsfrm.cxx
@@ -59,6 +59,22 @@ SwFrameRect::SwFrameRect()
 {
 }
 
+SwFrameRect::FrameWriteAccess::~FrameWriteAccess()
+{
+    if(mrTarget.maFrameRect != *this)
+    {
+        mrTarget.maFrameRect = *this;
+    }
+}
+
+SwFrameRect::PrintWriteAccess::~PrintWriteAccess()
+{
+    if(mrTarget.maPrintRect != *this)
+    {
+        mrTarget.maPrintRect = *this;
+    }
+}
+
 SwFrame::SwFrame( SwModify *pMod, SwFrame* pSib )
 :   SwFrameRect(),
     SwClient( pMod ),