diff --git a/src/image/codec/android-image.cpp b/src/image/codec/android-image.cpp
index d9c63d49..5240b7f2 100644
--- a/src/image/codec/android-image.cpp
+++ b/src/image/codec/android-image.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool Open(char const *);
     virtual bool Close();
 
-    virtual void *GetData() const;
+    virtual uint8_t *GetData() const;
 
 private:
     jobject bmp;
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ bool AndroidImageData::Close()
     return true;
 }
 
-void * AndroidImageData::GetData() const
+uint8_t *AndroidImageData::GetData() const
 {
-    return pixels;
+    return (uint8_t *)pixels;
 }
 
 } /* namespace lol */
diff --git a/src/image/codec/dummy-image.cpp b/src/image/codec/dummy-image.cpp
index a18e9345..3ea1b9f3 100644
--- a/src/image/codec/dummy-image.cpp
+++ b/src/image/codec/dummy-image.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool Open(char const *);
     virtual bool Close();
 
-    virtual void *GetData() const;
+    virtual uint8_t *GetData() const;
 
 private:
     uint8_t *pixels;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ bool DummyImageData::Open(char const *path)
 
     m_size = ivec2(256);
     m_format = PixelFormat::RGBA_8;
-    pixels = (uint8_t *)malloc(256 * 256 * 4 * sizeof(*pixels));
+    pixels = new uint8_t[256 * 256 * 4 * sizeof(*pixels)];
     uint8_t *parser = pixels;
     for (int j = 0; j < 256; j++)
         for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++)
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ bool DummyImageData::Open(char const *path)
 
 bool DummyImageData::Close()
 {
-    free(pixels);
+    delete[] pixels;
 
     return true;
 }
 
-void * DummyImageData::GetData() const
+uint8_t * DummyImageData::GetData() const
 {
     return pixels;
 }
diff --git a/src/image/codec/gdiplus-image.cpp b/src/image/codec/gdiplus-image.cpp
index dc639cdb..c662ce7a 100644
--- a/src/image/codec/gdiplus-image.cpp
+++ b/src/image/codec/gdiplus-image.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool Open(char const *);
     virtual bool Close();
 
-    virtual void *GetData() const;
+    virtual uint8_t *GetData() const;
 
 private:
     Gdiplus::Bitmap *m_bitmap;
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ bool GdiPlusImageData::Close()
     return true;
 }
 
-void * GdiPlusImageData::GetData() const
+uint8_t * GdiPlusImageData::GetData() const
 {
     return m_bdata.Scan0;
 }
diff --git a/src/image/codec/ios-image.cpp b/src/image/codec/ios-image.cpp
index 075fddab..18a517e1 100644
--- a/src/image/codec/ios-image.cpp
+++ b/src/image/codec/ios-image.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool Open(char const *);
     virtual bool Close();
 
-    virtual void *GetData() const;
+    virtual uint8_t *GetData() const;
 
 private:
     uint8_t *pixels;
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ bool IosImageData::Close()
     return true;
 }
 
-void * IosImageData::GetData() const
+uint8_t * IosImageData::GetData() const
 {
     return pixels;
 }
diff --git a/src/image/codec/ps3-image.cpp b/src/image/codec/ps3-image.cpp
index 0cabc870..f129fe84 100644
--- a/src/image/codec/ps3-image.cpp
+++ b/src/image/codec/ps3-image.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool Open(char const *);
     virtual bool Close();
 
-    virtual void *GetData() const;
+    virtual uint8_t *GetData() const;
 
 private:
     static void* Malloc(uint32_t size, void* data) { return malloc(size); };
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ bool Ps3ImageData::Close()
     return true;
 }
 
-void * Ps3ImageData::GetData() const
+uint8_t * Ps3ImageData::GetData() const
 {
     return pixels;
 }
diff --git a/src/image/codec/sdl-image.cpp b/src/image/codec/sdl-image.cpp
index a401fc8f..335fe956 100644
--- a/src/image/codec/sdl-image.cpp
+++ b/src/image/codec/sdl-image.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool Open(char const *);
     virtual bool Close();
 
-    virtual void *GetData() const;
+    virtual uint8_t *GetData() const;
 
     static SDL_Surface *Create32BppSurface(ivec2 size);
 
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ bool SdlImageData::Close()
     return true;
 }
 
-void * SdlImageData::GetData() const
+uint8_t * SdlImageData::GetData() const
 {
-    return m_img->pixels;
+    return (uint8_t *)m_img->pixels;
 }
 
 SDL_Surface *SdlImageData::Create32BppSurface(ivec2 size)
diff --git a/src/image/image-private.h b/src/image/image-private.h
index 781e8b20..77a7b60d 100644
--- a/src/image/image-private.h
+++ b/src/image/image-private.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool Open(char const *) = 0;
     virtual bool Close() = 0;
 
-    virtual void *GetData() const = 0;
+    virtual uint8_t *GetData() const = 0;
 
 protected:
     ivec2 m_size;
diff --git a/src/image/image.cpp b/src/image/image.cpp
index 16ad945c..68430817 100644
--- a/src/image/image.cpp
+++ b/src/image/image.cpp
@@ -22,13 +22,16 @@ namespace lol
 
 static bool RegisterAllLoaders()
 {
-    /* We cannot make this an ImageLoader member function, because the
+    /* HACK: We cannot make this an ImageLoader member function, because the
      * REGISTER_IMAGE_LOADER macro forward-declares free functions from
      * the "lol" namespace. An apparent bug in Visual Studio's compiler
      * makes it think these functions are actually in the top-level
      * namespace when the forward declaration is in a class member function.
      * To avoid the problem, we make the forward declaration in a free
-     * function. */
+     * function.
+     * The bug was reported to Microsoft and fixed by them, but the fix
+     * is not yet available.
+     * https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/730878/ */
 #if defined __ANDROID__
     REGISTER_IMAGE_LOADER(AndroidImageData)
 #endif
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ PixelFormat Image::GetFormat() const
     return m_data->m_format;
 }
 
-void * Image::GetData() const
+uint8_t * Image::GetData() const
 {
     return m_data->GetData();
 }
diff --git a/src/lol/image/image.h b/src/lol/image/image.h
index a2a39d40..756823d9 100644
--- a/src/lol/image/image.h
+++ b/src/lol/image/image.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public:
 
     ivec2 GetSize() const;
     PixelFormat GetFormat() const;
-    void *GetData() const;
+    uint8_t *GetData() const;
 
 private:
     class ImageData *m_data;
diff --git a/src/tileset.cpp b/src/tileset.cpp
index 805812d3..b9072d7d 100644
--- a/src/tileset.cpp
+++ b/src/tileset.cpp
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ void TileSet::TickDraw(float seconds)
         int w = PotUp(data->isize.x);
         int h = PotUp(data->isize.y);
 
-        uint8_t *pixels = (uint8_t *)data->img->GetData();
+        uint8_t *pixels = data->img->GetData();
         if (w != data->isize.x || h != data->isize.y)
         {
-            uint8_t *tmp = (uint8_t *)malloc(planes * w * h);
+            uint8_t *tmp = new uint8_t[planes * w * h];
             for (int line = 0; line < data->isize.y; line++)
                 memcpy(tmp + planes * w * line,
                        pixels + planes * data->isize.x * line,
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void TileSet::TickDraw(float seconds)
         data->m_texture->SetData(pixels);
 
         if (pixels != data->img->GetData())
-            free(pixels);
+            delete[] pixels;
         delete data->img;
         data->img = nullptr;
     }
diff --git a/test/unit/image.cpp b/test/unit/image.cpp
index 08971080..920f0463 100644
--- a/test/unit/image.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/image.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ LOLUNIT_FIXTURE(ImageTest)
         LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(size.x, 256);
         LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(size.y, 16);
 
-        uint8_t *data = (uint8_t *)image.GetData();
+        uint8_t *data = image.GetData();
         LOLUNIT_ASSERT(data);
 
         LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL((int)data[0], 0x00);