diff -Nurpd a/src/eog-metadata-reader-jpg.c b/src/eog-metadata-reader-jpg.c
--- a/src/eog-metadata-reader-jpg.c	2012-11-12 19:04:26.000000000 +0100
+++ b/src/eog-metadata-reader-jpg.c	2013-05-18 18:08:35.022646372 +0200
@@ -631,6 +631,11 @@ eog_metadata_reader_jpg_get_icc_profile
 
 		exif_data_unref (exif);
 	}
+	else {
+		eog_debug_message (DEBUG_LCMS, "JPEG has no readable EXIF, assuming sRGB");
+
+		profile = cmsCreate_sRGBProfile ();
+	}
 #endif
 	return profile;
 }
