diff --git a/src/coders/png.h b/src/coders/png.h
index dba3ed931..8cbf7c17b 100644
--- a/src/coders/png.h
+++ b/src/coders/png.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class Texture;
 class ImageData;
 
 namespace png {
-    extern ImageData load_image(std::string filename);
+    extern ImageData* load_image(std::string filename);
     extern Texture* load_texture(std::string filename);
 }