diff --git a/src/kits/translation/BitmapStream.cpp b/src/kits/translation/BitmapStream.cpp
index 8e196d6f4d..7806a2b567 100644
--- a/src/kits/translation/BitmapStream.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/translation/BitmapStream.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ BBitmapStream::WriteAt(off_t pos, const void* data, size_t size)
 				if (fHeader.bounds.left > 0.0 || fHeader.bounds.top > 0.0)
 					DEBUGGER("non-origin bounds!");
 				fBitmap = new (std::nothrow )BBitmap(fHeader.bounds,
-					fHeader.colors);
+					0, fHeader.colors, fHeader.rowBytes);
 				if (fBitmap == NULL)
 					return B_ERROR;
 				if (!fBitmap->IsValid()) {
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ BBitmapStream::WriteAt(off_t pos, const void* data, size_t size)
 					return error;
 				}
 				if ((uint32)fBitmap->BytesPerRow() != fHeader.rowBytes) {
-					fprintf(stderr, "BitmapStream %" B_PRId32 " %" B_PRId32 "\n",
+					fprintf(stderr, "BitmapStream BytesPerRow width %" B_PRId32 " does not match "
+						"value declared in header %" B_PRId32 "\n",
 						fBitmap->BytesPerRow(), fHeader.rowBytes);
 					return B_MISMATCHED_VALUES;
 				}