diff --git a/vlib/stbi/stbi.c.v b/vlib/stbi/stbi.c.v
index 66ece19dc9..72bf010727 100644
--- a/vlib/stbi/stbi.c.v
+++ b/vlib/stbi/stbi.c.v
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub mut:
 	height      int
 	nr_channels int
 	ok          bool
-	data        voidptr
+	data        &u8 = unsafe { nil }
 	ext         string
 }
 
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ pub fn load(path string, params LoadParams) !Image {
 	mut res := Image{
 		ok: true
 		ext: ext
-		data: 0
 	}
 	res.data = C.stbi_load(&char(path.str), &res.width, &res.height, &res.nr_channels,
 		params.desired_channels)
@@ -139,7 +138,6 @@ pub fn load(path string, params LoadParams) !Image {
 pub fn load_from_memory(buf &u8, bufsize int, params LoadParams) !Image {
 	mut res := Image{
 		ok: true
-		data: 0
 	}
 	res.data = C.stbi_load_from_memory(buf, bufsize, &res.width, &res.height, &res.nr_channels,
 		params.desired_channels)
@@ -162,7 +160,6 @@ pub fn resize_uint8(img &Image, output_w int, output_h int) !Image {
 	mut res := Image{
 		ok: true
 		ext: img.ext
-		data: 0
 		width: output_w
 		height: output_h
 		nr_channels: img.nr_channels