diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageFile.py b/src/PIL/ImageFile.py
index 902e8ce5ff6..998a68e1cea 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageFile.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageFile.py
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ def load(self):
         if use_mmap:
             # try memory mapping
             decoder_name, extents, offset, args = self.tile[0]
+            if isinstance(args, str):
+                args = (args, 0, 1)
             if (
                 decoder_name == "raw"
                 and len(args) >= 3