diff --git a/src/common/artprov.cpp b/src/common/artprov.cpp
index c8fd5fe80b..e7466eee26 100644
--- a/src/common/artprov.cpp
+++ b/src/common/artprov.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ void wxArtProvider::RescaleBitmap(wxBitmap& bmp, const wxSize& sizeNeeded)
     bmp = wxBitmap(img);
 #else // !wxUSE_IMAGE
     // Fallback method of scaling the bitmap
-    wxBitmap newBmp(sizeNeeded);
+    wxBitmap newBmp(sizeNeeded, bmp.GetDepth());
 #if defined(__WXMSW__) || defined(__WXOSX__)
     // wxBitmap::UseAlpha() is used only on wxMSW and wxOSX.
     newBmp.UseAlpha(bmp.HasAlpha());
diff --git a/src/generic/srchctlg.cpp b/src/generic/srchctlg.cpp
index a0a5e3336f..eed9aa7348 100644
--- a/src/generic/srchctlg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/srchctlg.cpp
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ static void RescaleBitmap(wxBitmap& bmp, const wxSize& sizeNeeded)
     bmp = wxBitmap(img);
 #else // !wxUSE_IMAGE
     // Fallback method of scaling the bitmap
-    wxBitmap newBmp(sizeNeeded);
+    wxBitmap newBmp(sizeNeeded, bmp.GetDepth());
 #if defined(__WXMSW__) || defined(__WXOSX__)
     // wxBitmap::UseAlpha() is used only on wxMSW and wxOSX.
     newBmp.UseAlpha(bmp.HasAlpha());