diff --git a/engine/common/imagelib/img_bmp.c b/engine/common/imagelib/img_bmp.c
index c81c3701..1fa0c4c3 100644
--- a/engine/common/imagelib/img_bmp.c
+++ b/engine/common/imagelib/img_bmp.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ qboolean Image_LoadBMP( const char *name, const byte *buffer, fs_offset_t filesi
 		break;
 	}
 
-	estimatedSize = ( buf_p - buffer ) + ( image.width + padSize ) * image.height * ( bhdr.bitsPerPixel >> 3 );
+	estimatedSize = ( buf_p - buffer ) + image.width * image.height * ( bhdr.bitsPerPixel >> 3 );
 	if( filesize < estimatedSize )
 	{
 		if( image.palette )