diff --git a/makehuman/lib/image_qt.py b/makehuman/lib/image_qt.py
index 82dce6da..fd7f0bc2 100644
--- a/makehuman/lib/image_qt.py
+++ b/makehuman/lib/image_qt.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def load(path):
 
     pixels = im.bits().asstring(h * w * 4)
 
-    pixels = np.fromstring(pixels, dtype=np.uint32).reshape((h, w))
+    pixels = np.frombuffer(pixels, dtype=np.uint32).reshape((h, w))
     del im
 
     a = (pixels >> 24).astype(np.uint8)