diff --git a/plug-ins/common/file-tim.c b/plug-ins/common/file-tim.c
index a0c52f0566..bd2f7d0896 100644
--- a/plug-ins/common/file-tim.c
+++ b/plug-ins/common/file-tim.c
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ load_image (GFile        *file,
 
             for (gint i = 0; i < height; i++)
               {
-                guchar row[width];
+                guchar row[width * 2];
 
                 fread (&pixels, width, 1, fp);