diff --git a/clutter/cogl/gl/cogl-texture.c b/clutter/cogl/gl/cogl-texture.c
index ce2ee11ed..643b11899 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/gl/cogl-texture.c
+++ b/clutter/cogl/gl/cogl-texture.c
@@ -1345,8 +1345,7 @@ cogl_texture_new_from_bitmap (CoglHandle        bmp_handle,
   tex->auto_mipmap = ((flags & COGL_TEXTURE_AUTO_MIPMAP) != 0);
 
   tex->bitmap = *bmp;
-  tex->bitmap_owner = TRUE;
-  bmp->data = NULL;
+  tex->bitmap_owner = FALSE;
 
   tex->slice_x_spans = NULL;
   tex->slice_y_spans = NULL;