diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/ui/Picture.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/ui/Picture.java
index 705f72e0dc..5da04461bb 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/ui/Picture.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/ui/Picture.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public float getWidth() {
      */
     public void setWidth(float width){
         this.width = width;
-        setLocalScale(new Vector3f(width, height, 1f));
+        setLocalScale(width, height, 1f);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public void setWidth(float width){
      */
     public void setHeight(float height){
         this.height = height;
-        setLocalScale(new Vector3f(width, height, 1f));
+        setLocalScale(width, height, 1f);
     }
 
     /**