diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.cpp
index 74d2149ff..df3c86aaa 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.cpp
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ void IdEditDialog::removeAvatar()
 	
 	mEditGroup.mMeta.mGroupName = groupname;
 	mEditGroup.mImage.clear();
-	ui.avatarLabel->setPixmap(NULL);
+	ui.avatarLabel->setPixmap(QPixmap());
 	
 	uint32_t dummyToken = 0;
 	rsIdentity->updateIdentity(dummyToken, mEditGroup);