diff --git a/gui/bitmap_loader.py b/gui/bitmap_loader.py
index 325cbc7e3..801959d34 100644
--- a/gui/bitmap_loader.py
+++ b/gui/bitmap_loader.py
@@ -103,10 +103,9 @@ class BitmapLoader:
             pyfalog.warning("Missing icon file: {0}/{1}".format(location, filename))
             return None
 
-        bmp: wx.Bitmap = img.ConvertToBitmap()
         if scale > 1:
-            bmp.SetSize((bmp.GetWidth() // scale, bmp.GetHeight() // scale))
-        return bmp
+            return img.Scale(img.GetWidth() // scale, img.GetHeight() // scale).ConvertToBitmap()
+        return img.ConvertToBitmap()
 
     @classmethod
     def loadScaledBitmap(cls, name, location, scale=0):