diff --git a/imagickdraw_class.c b/imagickdraw_class.c
index da00cbba..95cac482 100644
--- a/imagickdraw_class.c
+++ b/imagickdraw_class.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ PHP_METHOD(ImagickDraw, setFillColor)
 */
 PHP_METHOD(ImagickDraw, setResolution)
 {
-	char *density, *buf = NULL;
+	char *buf_density = NULL;
 	double x, y;
 	php_imagickdraw_object *internd;
 	DrawInfo *draw_info;
@@ -348,30 +348,34 @@ PHP_METHOD(ImagickDraw, setResolution)
 
 	internd = Z_IMAGICKDRAW_P(getThis());
 
-	spprintf(&buf, 512, "%fx%f", x, y);
-	density = AcquireString(buf);
-	efree (buf);
-
-	if (!density) {
+	spprintf(&buf_density, 512, "%fx%f", x, y);
+	if (!buf_density) {
 		php_imagick_throw_exception(IMAGICKDRAW_CLASS, "Failed to allocate memory" TSRMLS_CC);
-		return;
+		RETURN_THROWS();
 	}
 
 	draw_info          = PeekDrawingWand(internd->drawing_wand);
-	draw_info->density = density;
-
 
 #if MagickLibVersion >= 0x693
 	d_wand = AcquireDrawingWand(draw_info, NULL);
 #else
 	d_wand = (DrawingWand *) DrawAllocateWand(draw_info, NULL);
 #endif
+	draw_info=DestroyDrawInfo(draw_info);
 
 	if (!d_wand) {
 		php_imagick_throw_exception(IMAGICKDRAW_CLASS, "Failed to allocate new DrawingWand structure" TSRMLS_CC);
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (!DrawSetDensity(d_wand, buf_density)) {
+		efree (buf_density);
+		php_imagick_throw_exception(IMAGICKDRAW_CLASS, "Failed to SetDensity" TSRMLS_CC);
+		RETURN_THROWS();
+	}
+
+	efree (buf_density);
+
 	php_imagick_replace_drawingwand(internd, d_wand);
 	RETURN_TRUE;
 }