diff --git a/src/r_textures.c b/src/r_textures.c
index 26ae8650d..1a191828f 100644
--- a/src/r_textures.c
+++ b/src/r_textures.c
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ UINT8 *R_GetFlatForTexture(size_t texnum)
 		texpatch_t *patch = &texture->patches[0];
 		UINT16 wadnum = patch->wad;
 		lumpnum_t lumpnum = patch->lump;
+		boolean doremap = W_NeedPaletteRemapPwad(wadnum, lumpnum, false);
 		UINT8 *pdata = W_CacheLumpNumPwad(wadnum, lumpnum, PU_CACHE);
 		size_t lumplength = W_LumpLengthPwad(wadnum, lumpnum);
 
@@ -587,7 +588,7 @@ UINT8 *R_GetFlatForTexture(size_t texnum)
 			memcpy(texture->flat, pdata, lumplength);
 		}
 
-		if (W_NeedPaletteRemapPwad(wadnum, lumpnum, true))
+		if (doremap)
 			R_DoPaletteRemapFlat(texture->flat, lumplength);
 
 		Z_SetUser(texture->flat, &texture->flat);