diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index b92ad8dd4..70b963912 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -4350,7 +4350,7 @@ void G_GhostTicker(void)
 			g->mo->color += abs( ( (signed)( (unsigned)leveltime >> 1 ) % 9) - 4);
 			break;
 		case GHC_INVINCIBLE: // Mario invincibility (P_CheckInvincibilityTimer)
-			g->mo->color = (UINT8)(leveltime % MAXSKINCOLORS);
+			g->mo->color = (UINT8)(SKINCOLOR_RED + (leveltime % (MAXSKINCOLORS - SKINCOLOR_RED))); // Passes through all saturated colours
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;
diff --git a/src/p_user.c b/src/p_user.c
index b85e83d78..89ef6a3ad 100644
--- a/src/p_user.c
+++ b/src/p_user.c
@@ -2111,7 +2111,7 @@ static void P_CheckInvincibilityTimer(player_t *player)
 		return;
 
 	if (mariomode && !player->powers[pw_super])
-		player->mo->color = (UINT8)(1 + (leveltime % (MAXSKINCOLORS-1)));
+		player->mo->color = (UINT8)(SKINCOLOR_RED + (leveltime % (MAXSKINCOLORS - SKINCOLOR_RED))); // Passes through all saturated colours
 	else if (leveltime % (TICRATE/7) == 0)
 	{
 		mobj_t *sparkle = P_SpawnMobj(player->mo->x, player->mo->y, player->mo->z, MT_IVSP);