diff --git a/coders/histogram.c b/coders/histogram.c
index 8fc7e05..a089fce 100644
--- a/coders/histogram.c
+++ b/coders/histogram.c
@@ -375,7 +375,11 @@
       (LocaleCompare(write_info->magick,"HISTOGRAM") == 0))
     (void) FormatLocaleString(histogram_image->filename,MagickPathExtent,
       "miff:%s",write_info->filename);
+  histogram_image->blob=DetachBlob(histogram_image->blob);
+  histogram_image->blob=CloneBlobInfo(image->blob);
   status=WriteImage(write_info,histogram_image,exception);
+  image->blob=DetachBlob(image->blob);
+  image->blob=CloneBlobInfo(histogram_image->blob);
   histogram_image=DestroyImage(histogram_image);
   write_info=DestroyImageInfo(write_info);
   return(status);