diff --git a/engine/common/imagelib/img_utils.c b/engine/common/imagelib/img_utils.c
index 29107e65..3fa0a43f 100644
--- a/engine/common/imagelib/img_utils.c
+++ b/engine/common/imagelib/img_utils.c
@@ -287,16 +287,15 @@ void Image_SetPalette( const byte *pal, uint *d_table )
 	uint uirgba; // TODO: palette looks byte-swapped on big-endian
 	int	i;
 
-
 	// setup palette
 	switch( image.d_rendermode )
 	{
 	case LUMP_NORMAL:
 		for( i = 0; i < 256; i++ )
 		{
-			rgba[0] = pal[i*3+0];
-			rgba[1] = pal[i*3+1];
-			rgba[2] = pal[i*3+2];
+			rgba[0] = TextureToGamma( pal[i*3+0] );
+			rgba[1] = TextureToGamma( pal[i*3+1] );
+			rgba[2] = TextureToGamma( pal[i*3+2] );
 			rgba[3] = 0xFF;
 			memcpy( &uirgba, rgba, sizeof( uirgba ));
 			d_table[i] = uirgba;