diff --git a/lib/photo_view.dart b/lib/photo_view.dart
index 1eed15eb..b6af31bb 100644
--- a/lib/photo_view.dart
+++ b/lib/photo_view.dart
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ class _PhotoViewState extends State<PhotoView>
     final Completer completer = Completer<ImageInfo>();
     final ImageStream stream =
         widget.imageProvider.resolve(const ImageConfiguration());
-    final listener = (ImageInfo info, bool synchronousCall) {
+    final listener = ImageStreamListener((ImageInfo info, bool synchronousCall) {
       if (!completer.isCompleted) {
         completer.complete(info);
         if (mounted) {
@@ -376,10 +376,10 @@ class _PhotoViewState extends State<PhotoView>
           });
         }
       }
-    };
-    stream.addListener(ImageStreamListener(listener));
+    });
+    stream.addListener(listener);
     completer.future.then((_) {
-      stream.removeListener(ImageStreamListener(listener));
+      stream.removeListener(listener);
     });
     return completer.future;
   }