diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/image.php b/wp-admin/includes/image.php
index 5e9cfd1361..6eca7ba858 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/image.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/image.php
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ function wp_crop_image( $src, $src_x, $src_y, $src_w, $src_h, $dst_w, $dst_h, $s
 		if ( ! file_exists( $src_file ) ) {
 			// If the file doesn't exist, attempt a url fopen on the src link.
 			// This can occur with certain file replication plugins.
-			$src_file = _load_image_to_edit_path( $src, 'full' );
+			$src = _load_image_to_edit_path( $src, 'full' );
+		} else {
+			$src = $src_file;
 		}
 	}
 
-	$editor = WP_Image_Editor::get_instance( $src_file );
+	$editor = WP_Image_Editor::get_instance( $src );
 	if ( is_wp_error( $editor ) )
 		return $editor;