diff --git a/modules/image/image.field.inc b/modules/image/image.field.inc
index 07cc1e0..eab24ef 100644
--- a/modules/image/image.field.inc
+++ b/modules/image/image.field.inc
@@ -524,25 +524,25 @@ function image_field_formatter_view($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance, $l
  *   - image_style: An optional image style.
  *   - path: An array containing the link 'path' and link 'options'.
  *
+ * @see theme_image()
+ * @see theme_image_style()
  * @ingroup themeable
  */
 function theme_image_formatter($variables) {
   $item = $variables['item'];
-  $image = array(
-    'path' => $item['uri'],
-    'alt' => $item['alt'],
-  );
-  // Do not output an empty 'title' attribute.
-  if (drupal_strlen($item['title']) > 0) {
-    $image['title'] = $item['title'];
+
+  // Make sure there is path associated with the image.
+  if (!isset($item['path'])) {
+    $item['path'] = $item['uri'];
   }
 
+  // Check to see if we are outputting the image using an image style or not.
   if ($variables['image_style']) {
-    $image['style_name'] = $variables['image_style'];
-    $output = theme('image_style', $image);
+    $item['style_name'] = $variables['image_style'];
+    $output = theme('image_style', $item);
   }
   else {
-    $output = theme('image', $image);
+    $output = theme('image', $item);
   }
 
   if ($variables['path']) {