diff --git a/dlls/gdiplus/image.c b/dlls/gdiplus/image.c
index 0cdc7ef78c7..7fb76b047dc 100644
--- a/dlls/gdiplus/image.c
+++ b/dlls/gdiplus/image.c
@@ -646,8 +646,8 @@ GpStatus WINGDIPAPI GdipCreateBitmapFromStream(IStream* stream,
         return stat;
 
     if((*bitmap)->image.type != ImageTypeBitmap){
-        IPicture_Release((*bitmap)->image.picture);
-        GdipFree(bitmap);
+        GdipDisposeImage(&(*bitmap)->image);
+        *bitmap = NULL;
         return GenericError; /* FIXME: what error to return? */
     }