diff --git a/code/OpenGEXImporter.cpp b/code/OpenGEXImporter.cpp
index 0a6d510fc..05273d539 100644
--- a/code/OpenGEXImporter.cpp
+++ b/code/OpenGEXImporter.cpp
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ void OpenGEXImporter::handleIndexArrayNode( ODDLParser::DDLNode *node, aiScene *
     m_currentMesh->mVertices = new aiVector3D[ m_currentMesh->mNumVertices ];
     m_currentMesh->mNormals = new aiVector3D[ m_currentMesh->mNumVertices ];
     m_currentMesh->mNumUVComponents[ 0 ] = numItems * 3;
-    m_currentMesh->mTextureCoords[ 0 ] = new aiVector3D[ m_currentMesh->mNumUVComponents[ 0 ] ];
+    m_currentMesh->mTextureCoords[ 0 ] = new aiVector3D[ m_currentMesh->mNumVertices ];
 
     unsigned int index( 0 );
     for( size_t i = 0; i < m_currentMesh->mNumFaces; i++ ) {