diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
index 0f70e2c02..69fbb2379 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public:
     AtmosphereNightUpdater(Resource::ImageManager* textureManager)
     {
         // we just need a texture, its contents don't really matter
-        mTexture = textureManager->getWarningTexture();
+        mTexture = new osg::Texture2D(textureManager->getWarningImage());
     }
 
     void setFade(const float fade)
diff --git a/components/resource/imagemanager.cpp b/components/resource/imagemanager.cpp
index 8b14e7237..e1c0572c7 100644
--- a/components/resource/imagemanager.cpp
+++ b/components/resource/imagemanager.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ USE_OSGPLUGIN(jpeg)
 namespace
 {
 
-    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> createWarningTexture()
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Image> createWarningImage()
     {
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Image> warningImage = new osg::Image;
 
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@ namespace
             data[3*i+1] = (0);
             data[3*i+2] = (255);
         }
-
-        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> warningTexture = new osg::Texture2D;
-        warningTexture->setImage(warningImage);
-        return warningTexture;
+        return warningImage;
     }
 
 }
@@ -44,8 +41,7 @@ namespace Resource
 
     ImageManager::ImageManager(const VFS::Manager *vfs)
         : mVFS(vfs)
-        , mWarningTexture(createWarningTexture())
-        , mWarningImage(mWarningTexture->getImage())
+        , mWarningImage(createWarningImage())
         , mOptions(new osgDB::Options("dds_flip dds_dxt1_detect_rgba"))
     {
     }
@@ -137,9 +133,9 @@ namespace Resource
         }
     }
 
-    osg::Texture2D* ImageManager::getWarningTexture()
+    osg::Image *ImageManager::getWarningImage()
     {
-        return mWarningTexture.get();
+        return mWarningImage;
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/components/resource/imagemanager.hpp b/components/resource/imagemanager.hpp
index 14d0b673e..ee0c0f2e2 100644
--- a/components/resource/imagemanager.hpp
+++ b/components/resource/imagemanager.hpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Resource
 
         const VFS::Manager* getVFS() { return mVFS; }
 
-        osg::Texture2D* getWarningTexture();
+        osg::Image* getWarningImage();
 
     private:
         const VFS::Manager* mVFS;
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ namespace Resource
         // TODO: use ObjectCache
         std::map<std::string, osg::ref_ptr<osg::Image> > mImages;
 
-        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> mWarningTexture;
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Image> mWarningImage;
         osg::ref_ptr<osgDB::Options> mOptions;