diff --git a/eeschema/sch_bitmap.cpp b/eeschema/sch_bitmap.cpp
index 7a6d51d661..d1b8f09ed9 100644
--- a/eeschema/sch_bitmap.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/sch_bitmap.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,13 @@ bool SCH_BITMAP::ReadImageFile( const wxString& aFullFilename )
 }
 
 
+void SCH_BITMAP::SetImage( wxImage* aImage )
+{
+    m_image->SetImage( aImage );
+    m_image->SetPixelSizeIu( 254000.0 / m_image->GetPPI() );
+}
+
+
 EDA_ITEM* SCH_BITMAP::Clone() const
 {
     return new SCH_BITMAP( *this );
diff --git a/eeschema/sch_bitmap.h b/eeschema/sch_bitmap.h
index 3c0e5844ce..7285b78d0d 100644
--- a/eeschema/sch_bitmap.h
+++ b/eeschema/sch_bitmap.h
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ public:
         return m_image;
     }
 
+    void SetImage( wxImage* aImage );
+
     /**
      * @return the image "zoom" value.
      *  scale = 1.0 = original size of bitmap.
diff --git a/eeschema/sch_plugins/kicad/sch_sexpr_parser.cpp b/eeschema/sch_plugins/kicad/sch_sexpr_parser.cpp
index d33c68e554..1045e381a8 100644
--- a/eeschema/sch_plugins/kicad/sch_sexpr_parser.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/sch_plugins/kicad/sch_sexpr_parser.cpp
@@ -2967,7 +2967,7 @@ SCH_BITMAP* SCH_SEXPR_PARSER::parseImage()
             wxImage*             image = new wxImage();
             wxMemoryInputStream  istream( stream );
             image->LoadFile( istream, wxBITMAP_TYPE_PNG );
-            bitmap->GetImage()->SetImage( image );
+            bitmap->SetImage( image );
             break;
         }