diff --git a/src/osg/Texture2D.cpp b/src/osg/Texture2D.cpp
index 950bc9061..79778e775 100644
--- a/src/osg/Texture2D.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/Texture2D.cpp
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void Texture2D::apply(State& state) const
         // compute the dimensions of the texture.
         computeRequiredTextureDimensions(state,*image,_textureWidth, _textureHeight, _numMipmapLevels);
 
-        GLenum texStorageSizedInternalFormat = extensions->isTextureStorageEnabled && (_borderWidth==0) ? selectSizedInternalFormat(_image) : 0;
+        GLenum texStorageSizedInternalFormat = extensions->isTextureStorageEnabled && (_borderWidth==0) ? selectSizedInternalFormat(_image.get()) : 0;
         textureObject = generateAndAssignTextureObject(contextID, GL_TEXTURE_2D, _numMipmapLevels,
             texStorageSizedInternalFormat!=0 ? texStorageSizedInternalFormat : _internalFormat,
             _textureWidth, _textureHeight, 1, _borderWidth);
diff --git a/src/osg/Texture2DArray.cpp b/src/osg/Texture2DArray.cpp
index 0778d3b10..23178e91b 100644
--- a/src/osg/Texture2DArray.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/Texture2DArray.cpp
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ void Texture2DArray::apply(State& state) const
         // compute the internal texture format, this set the _internalFormat to an appropriate value.
         computeInternalFormat();
 
-        GLenum texStorageSizedInternalFormat = extensions->isTextureStorageEnabled && (_borderWidth==0) ? selectSizedInternalFormat(_images[0]) : 0;
+        GLenum texStorageSizedInternalFormat = extensions->isTextureStorageEnabled && (_borderWidth==0) ? selectSizedInternalFormat(_images[0].get()) : 0;
 
         // compute the dimensions of the texture.
         computeRequiredTextureDimensions(state,*_images[0],_textureWidth, _textureHeight, _numMipmapLevels);
diff --git a/src/osg/TextureCubeMap.cpp b/src/osg/TextureCubeMap.cpp
index 3c4134fe3..e99f0c44d 100644
--- a/src/osg/TextureCubeMap.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/TextureCubeMap.cpp
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ void TextureCubeMap::apply(State& state) const
             _textureWidth = _textureHeight = minimum( _textureWidth , _textureHeight );
         }
 
-        GLenum texStorageSizedInternalFormat = extensions->isTextureStorageEnabled && (_borderWidth==0) ? selectSizedInternalFormat(_images[0]) : 0;
+        GLenum texStorageSizedInternalFormat = extensions->isTextureStorageEnabled && (_borderWidth==0) ? selectSizedInternalFormat(_images[0].get()) : 0;
 
         textureObject = generateAndAssignTextureObject(
                 contextID, GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP, _numMipmapLevels,
diff --git a/src/osg/TextureRectangle.cpp b/src/osg/TextureRectangle.cpp
index 27c5dfff2..47d81d794 100644
--- a/src/osg/TextureRectangle.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/TextureRectangle.cpp
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ void TextureRectangle::apply(State& state) const
         computeInternalFormat();
 
         //get sizedInternalFormat if TexStorage available
-        GLenum texStorageSizedInternalFormat = extensions->isTextureStorageEnabled && (_borderWidth==0) ? selectSizedInternalFormat(image) : 0;
+        GLenum texStorageSizedInternalFormat = extensions->isTextureStorageEnabled && (_borderWidth==0) ? selectSizedInternalFormat(image.get()) : 0;
 
         _textureWidth = image->s();
         _textureHeight = image->t();