diff --git a/src/MagnumPlugins/TgaImporter/TgaImporter.cpp b/src/MagnumPlugins/TgaImporter/TgaImporter.cpp
index 28d6d311d..d131c61b5 100644
--- a/src/MagnumPlugins/TgaImporter/TgaImporter.cpp
+++ b/src/MagnumPlugins/TgaImporter/TgaImporter.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void TgaImporter::doOpenData(const Containers::ArrayReference<const unsigned cha
 }
 
 void TgaImporter::doOpenFile(const std::string& filename) {
-    in = new std::ifstream(filename);
+    in = new std::ifstream(filename, std::ifstream::binary);
     if(in->good()) return;
 
     Error() << "Trade::TgaImporter::openFile(): cannot open file" << filename;