diff --git a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
index 837e8e80d..51390be8d 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
@@ -6456,7 +6456,7 @@ public class PGraphicsOpenGL extends PGraphics {
     if (img.parent == null) {
       img.parent = parent;
     }
-    Texture tex = new Texture(this, img.width, img.height, params);
+    Texture tex = new Texture(this, img.pixelWidth, img.pixelHeight, params);
     setCache(img, tex);
     return tex;
   }