diff --git a/indra/newview/llfloaterimagepreview.cpp b/indra/newview/llfloaterimagepreview.cpp
index dc57b37973..bedfd6a9f7 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llfloaterimagepreview.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llfloaterimagepreview.cpp
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ BOOL LLFloaterImagePreview::postBuild()
 	getChild<LLUICtrl>("uploaded_size_text")->setTextArg("[X_RES]", llformat("%d", mRawImagep->getWidth()));
 	getChild<LLUICtrl>("uploaded_size_text")->setTextArg("[Y_RES]", llformat("%d", mRawImagep->getHeight()));
 
+	mEmptyAlphaCheck = getChild<LLCheckBoxCtrl>("strip_alpha_check");
+
 	if (mRawImagep->getComponents() != 4)
 	{
 		getChild<LLUICtrl>("image_alpha_warning")->setVisible(false);
@@ -205,8 +207,6 @@ BOOL LLFloaterImagePreview::postBuild()
 		}
 	}
 
-	mEmptyAlphaCheck = getChild<LLCheckBoxCtrl>("strip_alpha_check");
-
 	if (emptyAlphaCount > (imageBytes / 4 * ALPHA_EMPTY_THRESHOLD_RATIO))
 	{
 		getChild<LLUICtrl>("image_alpha_warning")->setVisible(true);