diff --git a/engine/gl/gl_draw.c b/engine/gl/gl_draw.c
index f630e8c4e..dc4511ba8 100644
--- a/engine/gl/gl_draw.c
+++ b/engine/gl/gl_draw.c
@@ -1925,35 +1925,39 @@ void GLDraw_FadeScreen (void)
 			t = strstr(t+1, " ");
 			if (t)
 				fadecolor[2] = atof(t+1);
+			else
+				faderender = 0;
 		}
+		else
+			faderender = 0;
 		
 		// bounds check and inverse check
-		if (fadecolor[0] < 0)
+		if (faderender)
 		{
-			faderender = GL_ONE_MINUS_DST_COLOR;
-			fadecolor[0] = -(fadecolor[0]);
-		}
-		if (fadecolor[0] > 1)
-			fadecolor[0] = 1;
+			if (fadecolor[0] < 0)
+			{
+				faderender = GL_ONE_MINUS_DST_COLOR;
+				fadecolor[0] = -(fadecolor[0]);
+			}
+			if (fadecolor[0] > 1)
+				fadecolor[0] = 1;
 
-		if (fadecolor[1] < 0)
-		{
-			faderender = GL_ONE_MINUS_DST_COLOR;
-			fadecolor[1] = -(fadecolor[1]);
-		}
-		if (fadecolor[1] > 1)
-			fadecolor[1] = 1;
+			if (fadecolor[1] < 0)
+			{
+				faderender = GL_ONE_MINUS_DST_COLOR;
+				fadecolor[1] = -(fadecolor[1]);
+			}
+			if (fadecolor[1] > 1)
+				fadecolor[1] = 1;
 
-		if (fadecolor[2] < 0)
-		{
-			faderender = GL_ONE_MINUS_DST_COLOR;
-			fadecolor[2] = -(fadecolor[2]);
+			if (fadecolor[2] < 0)
+			{
+				faderender = GL_ONE_MINUS_DST_COLOR;
+				fadecolor[2] = -(fadecolor[2]);
+			}
+			if (fadecolor[2] > 1)
+				fadecolor[2] = 1;
 		}
-		if (fadecolor[2] > 1)
-			fadecolor[2] = 1;
-
-		if (faderender == GL_DST_COLOR && fadecolor[0] == 1 && fadecolor[1] == 1 && fadecolor[2] == 1)
-			faderender = 0;
 
 		fademodified = r_menutint.modified;
 	}
diff --git a/engine/sw/sw_draw.c b/engine/sw/sw_draw.c
index 61c0bc5d6..5ba4f9225 100644
--- a/engine/sw/sw_draw.c
+++ b/engine/sw/sw_draw.c
@@ -2407,7 +2407,11 @@ void SWDraw_FadeScreen (void)
 			t = strstr(t+1, " ");
 			if (t)
 				b = atof(t+1);
+			else
+				fsnodraw = 1;
 		}
+		else
+			fsnodraw = 1;
 
 		// bounds check and inverse check
 		if (r < 0)
@@ -2434,9 +2438,6 @@ void SWDraw_FadeScreen (void)
 		if (b > 1)
 			b = 1;
 
-		if (!invmask && r == 1 && g == 1 && b == 1)
-			fsnodraw = 1;
-
 		// generate colormap
 		for (x = 0; x < 256; x++)
 		{