diff --git a/engine/common/imagelib/img_bmp.c b/engine/common/imagelib/img_bmp.c
index 1fa0c4c3..f0f9785a 100644
--- a/engine/common/imagelib/img_bmp.c
+++ b/engine/common/imagelib/img_bmp.c
@@ -69,8 +69,11 @@ qboolean Image_LoadBMP( const char *name, const byte *buffer, fs_offset_t filesi
 	// bogus compression?  Only non-compressed supported.
 	if( bhdr.compression != BI_RGB )
 	{
-		Con_DPrintf( S_ERROR "Image_LoadBMP: only uncompressed BMP files supported (%s)\n", name );
-		return false;
+		if( bhdr.bitsPerPixel != 32 || bhdr.compression != BI_BITFIELDS )
+		{ 
+			Con_DPrintf( S_ERROR "Image_LoadBMP: only uncompressed BMP files supported (%s)\n", name );
+			return false;
+		}
 	}
 
 	image.width = columns = bhdr.width;