From 84e275d90629bfdf508f81a1142eddd5d5ea46e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Murray <radarhere@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 20:27:35 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Loading does not change mode

---
 src/PIL/ImageFile.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageFile.py b/src/PIL/ImageFile.py
index 721319fd7..d69d84568 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageFile.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageFile.py
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ class ImageFile(Image.Image):
 
     def load_prepare(self) -> None:
         # create image memory if necessary
-        if self._im is None or self.im.mode != self.mode:
+        if self._im is None:
             self.im = Image.core.new(self.mode, self.size)
         # create palette (optional)
         if self.mode == "P":