diff --git a/app/core/gimppickable.c b/app/core/gimppickable.c
index b4b8987c0c..2949def523 100644
--- a/app/core/gimppickable.c
+++ b/app/core/gimppickable.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ gimp_pickable_get_color_at (GimpPickable *pickable,
                             gint          y,
                             GimpRGB      *color)
 {
-  guchar pixel[32];
+  gdouble pixel[4];
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (GIMP_IS_PICKABLE (pickable), FALSE);
   g_return_val_if_fail (color != NULL, FALSE);
diff --git a/app/display/gimpcursorview.c b/app/display/gimpcursorview.c
index 06d4ca688c..846df91eb9 100644
--- a/app/display/gimpcursorview.c
+++ b/app/display/gimpcursorview.c
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ gimp_cursor_view_cursor_idle (GimpCursorView *view)
       gboolean    in_image;
       gchar       buf[32];
       const Babl *sample_format;
-      guchar      pixel[32];
+      gdouble     pixel[4];
       GimpRGB     color;
       gdouble     xres;
       gdouble     yres;
diff --git a/app/tools/gimpcolortool.c b/app/tools/gimpcolortool.c
index 3f7fa4b315..683a7136da 100644
--- a/app/tools/gimpcolortool.c
+++ b/app/tools/gimpcolortool.c
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ gimp_color_tool_pick (GimpColorTool      *tool,
 {
   GimpColorToolClass *klass;
   const Babl         *sample_format;
-  guchar              pixel[32];
+  gdouble             pixel[4];
   GimpRGB             color;
 
   klass = GIMP_COLOR_TOOL_GET_CLASS (tool);
diff --git a/app/widgets/gimpcolorframe.c b/app/widgets/gimpcolorframe.c
index 5b96c1dfc6..8a51bf215c 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimpcolorframe.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimpcolorframe.c
@@ -798,7 +798,10 @@ gimp_color_frame_update (GimpColorFrame *frame)
                     g_free (tmp);
 
                     if (! frame->sample_average)
-                      values[4] = g_strdup_printf ("%d", frame->pixel[0]);
+                      {
+                        values[4] = g_strdup_printf (
+                          "%d", ((guint8 *) frame->pixel)[0]);
+                      }
                   }
               }
           }
diff --git a/app/widgets/gimpcolorframe.h b/app/widgets/gimpcolorframe.h
index cf2812a4c3..90cb05b030 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimpcolorframe.h
+++ b/app/widgets/gimpcolorframe.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct _GimpColorFrame
   gboolean            sample_valid;
   gboolean            sample_average;
   const Babl         *sample_format;
-  guchar              pixel[32];
+  gdouble             pixel[4];
   GimpRGB             color;
   gint                x;
   gint                y;
diff --git a/app/widgets/gimpsamplepointeditor.c b/app/widgets/gimpsamplepointeditor.c
index cffc803da9..48d7f334a9 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimpsamplepointeditor.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimpsamplepointeditor.c
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ gimp_sample_point_editor_update (GimpSamplePointEditor *editor)
         {
           GimpSamplePoint   *sample_point = list->data;
           const Babl        *format;
-          guchar             pixel[32];
+          gdouble            pixel[4];
           GimpRGB            color;
           GimpColorPickMode  pick_mode;
           gint               x;