diff --git a/MagickWand/mogrify.c b/MagickWand/mogrify.c
index 323a8f2..9da0a2f 100644
--- a/MagickWand/mogrify.c
+++ b/MagickWand/mogrify.c
@@ -1470,8 +1470,7 @@
               Equalize image.
             */
             (void) SyncImageSettings(mogrify_info,*image);
-            (void) EqualizeImage(*image);
-            InheritException(exception,&(*image)->exception);
+            (void) EqualizeImage(*image,exception);
             break;
           }
         if (LocaleCompare("evaluate",option+1) == 0)