diff --git a/src/PIL/TgaImagePlugin.py b/src/PIL/TgaImagePlugin.py
index f16f075df..ebf9a1b80 100644
--- a/src/PIL/TgaImagePlugin.py
+++ b/src/PIL/TgaImagePlugin.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ MODES = {
     (3, 1): "1",
     (3, 8): "L",
     (3, 16): "LA",
-    (2, 16): "BGR;5",
+    (2, 16): "BGR;15",
     (2, 24): "BGR",
     (2, 32): "BGRA",
 }