diff --git a/src/PIL/BmpImagePlugin.py b/src/PIL/BmpImagePlugin.py
index 1041ab763..bc81f3274 100644
--- a/src/PIL/BmpImagePlugin.py
+++ b/src/PIL/BmpImagePlugin.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class BmpImageFile(ImageFile.ImageFile):
             else:
                 raise OSError("Unsupported BMP bitfields layout")
         elif file_info["compression"] == self.RAW:
-            if file_info["bits"] == 32 and header == 22:  # 32-bit .cur offset
+            if file_info["bits"] == 32:  # 32-bit has transparency
                 raw_mode, self.mode = "BGRA", "RGBA"
         elif file_info["compression"] == self.RLE8:
             decoder_name = "bmp_rle"