diff --git a/lib/gui/bmp.c b/lib/gui/bmp.c
index d576121..fce0e69 100644
--- a/lib/gui/bmp.c
+++ b/lib/gui/bmp.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 	.open = bmp_open,
 	.close = bmp_close,
 	.renderer = bmp_renderer,
+	.keep_file_data = 1,
 };
 
 static int bmp_init(void)