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diff --git a/coders/dpx.c b/coders/dpx.c
index 0944ff7..4a925f8 100644
--- a/coders/dpx.c
+++ b/coders/dpx.c
@@ -1135,7 +1135,9 @@
   status=SetImageExtent(image,image->columns,image->rows,exception);
   if (status == MagickFalse)
     return(DestroyImageList(image));
-  (void) SetImageBackgroundColor(image,exception);
+  status=ResetImagePixels(image,exception);
+  if (status == MagickFalse)
+    return(DestroyImageList(image));
   for (n=0; n < (ssize_t) dpx.image.number_elements; n++)
   {
     /*