diff --git a/pyqtgraph/functions.py b/pyqtgraph/functions.py
index 467649e8..6fc4cbd8 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/functions.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/functions.py
@@ -951,8 +951,15 @@ def makeQImage(imgData, alpha=None, copy=True, transpose=True):
         ch = ctypes.c_char.from_buffer(imgData, 0)
         img = QtGui.QImage(ch, imgData.shape[1], imgData.shape[0], imgFormat)
     else:
-        addr = ctypes.addressof(ctypes.c_char.from_buffer(imgData, 0))
-        img = QtGui.QImage(addr, imgData.shape[1], imgData.shape[0], imgFormat)
+        #addr = ctypes.addressof(ctypes.c_char.from_buffer(imgData, 0))
+        ## PyQt API for QImage changed between 4.9.3 and 4.9.6 (I don't know exactly which version it was)
+        ## So we first attempt the 4.9.6 API, then fall back to 4.9.3
+        addr = ctypes.c_char.from_buffer(imgData, 0)
+        try:
+            img = QtGui.QImage(addr, imgData.shape[1], imgData.shape[0], imgFormat)
+        except TypeError:  
+            addr = ctypes.addressof(addr)
+            img = QtGui.QImage(addr, imgData.shape[1], imgData.shape[0], imgFormat)
     img.data = imgData
     return img
     #try: