diff --git a/src/data/mime_db/image/bmp b/src/data/mime_db/image/bmp
index d03c490e6f..8e5e881133 100644
--- a/src/data/mime_db/image/bmp
+++ b/src/data/mime_db/image/bmp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ resource(0, "BEOS:TYPE") #'MIMS' "application/x-vnd.Be-meta-mime";
 
 resource(1, "META:TYPE") "image/bmp";
 
-resource(2, "META:SNIFF_RULE") "0.50 (\"BM\")";
+resource(2, "META:SNIFF_RULE") "0.50 (\"BM\") [16](\"\\000\\000\")";
 
 resource(3, "META:S:DESC") #'MSDC' "BMP image";