diff --git a/project/src/graphics/ImageBuffer.cpp b/project/src/graphics/ImageBuffer.cpp
index 39b337bbf..af1edda8f 100644
--- a/project/src/graphics/ImageBuffer.cpp
+++ b/project/src/graphics/ImageBuffer.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,12 @@ namespace lime {
 		width = val_int (val_field (imageBuffer, id_width));
 		height = val_int (val_field (imageBuffer, id_height));
 		bpp = val_int (val_field (imageBuffer, id_bitsPerPixel));
-		data = new ByteArray (val_field (val_field (imageBuffer, id_data), id_buffer));
+		value data_value = val_field (imageBuffer, id_data);
+		value buffer_value = val_field (data_value, id_buffer);
+		if (val_is_buffer (buffer_value))
+			data = new ByteArray (buffer_value);
+		else
+			data = new ByteArray (data_value);
 		
 	}