diff -r 363082ee4eec -r 72824d3b7190 pidgin/gtkstatusbox.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkstatusbox.c	Sun Sep 18 20:00:43 2016 -0500
+++ b/pidgin/gtkstatusbox.c	Sun Sep 18 20:16:43 2016 -0500
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
 		PurpleImage *img = NULL;
 
 		if (filename && *filename)
-			img = purple_image_new_from_file(filename);
+			img = purple_image_new_from_file(filename, NULL);
 
 		pidgin_status_box_set_buddy_icon(status_box, img);
 		if (img)
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@
 
 		/* Even if no accounts were processed, load the icon that was set. */
 		if (filename != NULL)
-			img = purple_image_new_from_file(filename);
+			img = purple_image_new_from_file(filename, NULL);
 	}
 
 	pidgin_status_box_set_buddy_icon(box, img);