diff --git a/engine/client/r_2d.c b/engine/client/r_2d.c
index 09ce1a822..d73d31907 100644
--- a/engine/client/r_2d.c
+++ b/engine/client/r_2d.c
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ void R2D_Init(void)
 		nogloss[i] = glossval;
 		nonorm[i] = normval;
 	}
-	missing_texture = R_LoadTexture8("no_texture", 16, 16, (unsigned char*)r_notexture_mip + r_notexture_mip->offsets[0], IF_NOALPHA|IF_NOGAMMA, 0);
+	missing_texture = R_LoadHiResTexture("no_texture", NULL, IF_NEAREST);
+	if (!TEXVALID(missing_texture))
+		missing_texture = R_LoadTexture8("no_texture", 16, 16, (unsigned char*)r_notexture_mip + r_notexture_mip->offsets[0], IF_NOALPHA|IF_NOGAMMA, 0);
 	missing_texture_gloss = R_LoadTexture("no_texture_gloss", 4, 4, TF_RGBA32, (unsigned char*)nogloss, IF_NOGAMMA);
 	missing_texture_normal = R_LoadTexture("no_texture_normal", 4, 4, TF_RGBA32, (unsigned char*)nonorm, IF_NOGAMMA);
 	translate_texture = r_nulltex;