diff --git a/src/rust-stb-image b/src/rust-stb-image
index d2c440d749d..2ed2c51aa04 160000
--- a/src/rust-stb-image
+++ b/src/rust-stb-image
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d2c440d749dcfae0e8388b0b57d71e5e3c071dc2
+Subproject commit 2ed2c51aa04b6ec13554fec6674aef5a1573d753
diff --git a/src/servo/image/base.rs b/src/servo/image/base.rs
index c1148dd4d51..5c10331085d 100644
--- a/src/servo/image/base.rs
+++ b/src/servo/image/base.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ fn test_image_bin() -> ~[u8] {
 }
 
 pub fn load_from_memory(buffer: &[u8]) -> Option<Image> {
-    do stb_image::load_from_memory(buffer).map |image| {
+
+    // Can't remember why we do this. Maybe it's what cairo wants
+    const FORCE_DEPTH: uint = 4;
+
+    do stb_image::load_from_memory_with_depth(buffer, FORCE_DEPTH).map |image| {
 
         assert image.depth == 4;
         // Do color space conversion :(