diff --git a/src/FbTk/ImageControl.cc b/src/FbTk/ImageControl.cc
index 13d6ec34..00f566de 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/ImageControl.cc
+++ b/src/FbTk/ImageControl.cc
@@ -381,10 +381,10 @@ void ImageControl::getGradientBuffers(unsigned int w,
                                       unsigned int **ybuf) {
 
     if (w > grad_xbuffer.size())
-        grad_xbuffer.resize(w * 3);
+        grad_xbuffer.resize(w);
 
     if (h > grad_ybuffer.size())
-        grad_ybuffer.resize(h * 3);
+        grad_ybuffer.resize(h);
 
     *xbuf = &grad_xbuffer[0];
     *ybuf = &grad_ybuffer[0];
diff --git a/src/FbTk/TextureRender.cc b/src/FbTk/TextureRender.cc
index 1fb38c6d..c2f8e070 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/TextureRender.cc
+++ b/src/FbTk/TextureRender.cc
@@ -374,13 +374,8 @@ void renderHGradient(bool interlaced,
     unsigned char* red = r;
     unsigned char* green = g;
     unsigned char* blue = b;
-    unsigned int* xtable;
-    unsigned int* ytable;
     register unsigned int x, y;
 
-    imgctrl.getGradientBuffers(width, height, &xtable, &ytable);
-
-
     drx = (float) (to->red() - from->red());
     dgx = (float) (to->green() - from->green());
     dbx = (float) (to->blue() - from->blue());
@@ -479,11 +474,6 @@ void renderVGradient(bool interlaced,
 
     register unsigned int y;
 
-    unsigned int* xtable;
-    unsigned int* ytable;
-
-    imgctrl.getGradientBuffers(width, height, &xtable, &ytable);
-
     dry = (float) (to->red() - from->red());
     dgy = (float) (to->green() - from->green());
     dby = (float) (to->blue() - from->blue());
@@ -571,7 +561,7 @@ void renderPGradient(bool interlaced,
 
     register unsigned int x, y;
 
-    imgctrl.getGradientBuffers(width, height, &xtable, &ytable);
+    imgctrl.getGradientBuffers(width * 3, height * 3, &xtable, &ytable);
     xt = xtable;
     yt = ytable;
 
@@ -695,7 +685,7 @@ void renderRGradient(bool interlaced,
 
     register unsigned int x, y;
 
-    imgctrl.getGradientBuffers(width, height, &xtable, &ytable);
+    imgctrl.getGradientBuffers(width * 3, height * 3, &xtable, &ytable);
     xt = xtable;
     yt = ytable;
 
@@ -821,7 +811,7 @@ void renderDGradient(bool interlaced,
     unsigned int* yt;
     register unsigned int x, y;
 
-    imgctrl.getGradientBuffers(w, h, &xtable, &ytable);
+    imgctrl.getGradientBuffers(width * 3, height * 3, &xtable, &ytable);
     xt = xtable;
     yt = ytable;
 
@@ -939,7 +929,7 @@ void renderEGradient(bool interlaced,
     register unsigned int x, y;
 
 
-    imgctrl.getGradientBuffers(width, height, &xtable, &ytable);
+    imgctrl.getGradientBuffers(width * 3, height * 3, &xtable, &ytable);
     xt = xtable;
     yt = ytable;
 
@@ -1070,7 +1060,7 @@ void renderPCGradient(bool interlaced,
         tb = to->blue();
     register unsigned int x, y;
 
-    imgctrl.getGradientBuffers(width, height, &xtable, &ytable);
+    imgctrl.getGradientBuffers(width * 3, height * 3, &xtable, &ytable);
     xt = xtable;
     yt = ytable;
 
@@ -1192,7 +1182,7 @@ void renderCDGradient(bool interlaced,
 
     register unsigned int x, y;
 
-    imgctrl.getGradientBuffers(w, h, &xtable, &ytable);
+    imgctrl.getGradientBuffers(width * 3, height * 3, &xtable, &ytable);
     xt = xtable;
     yt = ytable;