diff --git a/src/html/m_image.cpp b/src/html/m_image.cpp
index c34042d109..3764d886e7 100644
--- a/src/html/m_image.cpp
+++ b/src/html/m_image.cpp
@@ -608,8 +608,7 @@ void wxHtmlImageCell::Draw(wxDC& dc, int x, int y,
                 image.InitAlpha();
             }
             image.Rescale(m_Width, m_Height, wxIMAGE_QUALITY_HIGH);
-            delete m_bitmap;
-            m_bitmap = new wxBitmap(image);
+            (*m_bitmap) = wxBitmap(image);
         }
 #endif