diff --git a/app/core/gimpdrawable-equalize.c b/app/core/gimpdrawable-equalize.c
index 202dc7f881..18eeb053f6 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpdrawable-equalize.c
+++ b/app/core/gimpdrawable-equalize.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ gimp_drawable_equalize (GimpDrawable *drawable,
   image = gimp_item_get_image (GIMP_ITEM (drawable));
   selection = gimp_image_get_mask (image);
 
-  histogram = gimp_histogram_new (FALSE);
+  histogram = gimp_histogram_new (GIMP_TRC_NON_LINEAR);
   gimp_drawable_calculate_histogram (drawable, histogram, FALSE);
 
   equalize = gegl_node_new_child (NULL,