diff --git a/release/datafiles/splash.jpg b/release/datafiles/splash.png
similarity index 100%
rename from release/datafiles/splash.jpg
rename to release/datafiles/splash.png
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/datafiles/splash.jpg.c b/source/blender/editors/datafiles/splash.png.c
similarity index 99%
rename from source/blender/editors/datafiles/splash.jpg.c
rename to source/blender/editors/datafiles/splash.png.c
index c1ca8b575e6..bbce480ecba 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/datafiles/splash.jpg.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/datafiles/splash.png.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-/* DataToC output of file <splash_jpg> */
+/* DataToC output of file <splash_png> */
 
-int datatoc_splash_jpg_size= 79258;
-char datatoc_splash_jpg[]= {
+int datatoc_splash_png_size= 79258;
+char datatoc_splash_png[]= {
 255,216,255,224,  0, 16, 74, 70, 73, 70,  0,  1,  1,  1,  0, 72,  0, 72,  0,  0,255,225,  0, 22, 69,120,
 105,102,  0,  0, 77, 77,  0, 42,  0,  0,  0,  8,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,255,219,  0, 67,  0,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,
   1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  2,  2,  1,  1,  2,
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/include/ED_datafiles.h b/source/blender/editors/include/ED_datafiles.h
index 5d24b93418b..993cbceae18 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/include/ED_datafiles.h
+++ b/source/blender/editors/include/ED_datafiles.h
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ extern char datatoc_blenderbuttons[];
 extern int datatoc_prvicons_size;
 extern char datatoc_prvicons[];
 
-extern int datatoc_splash_jpg_size;
-extern char datatoc_splash_jpg[];
+extern int datatoc_splash_png_size;
+extern char datatoc_splash_png[];
 
 extern int datatoc_Bfont_size;
 extern char datatoc_Bfont[];