diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Png/PngDecoderCore.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Png/PngDecoderCore.cs
index 12770bc521..316f9385eb 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Png/PngDecoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Png/PngDecoderCore.cs
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ private void ReadGammaChunk(PngMetadata pngMetadata, ReadOnlySpan<byte> data)
         private void InitializeImage<TPixel>(ImageMetadata metadata, out Image<TPixel> image)
             where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
-            image = Image.CreateUninitialized<TPixel>(
+            image = new Image<TPixel>(
                 this.Configuration,
                 this.header.Width,
                 this.header.Height,