diff --git a/src/client/refresh/files/stb.c b/src/client/refresh/files/stb.c
index 552b72d7..ea5a148b 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/files/stb.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/files/stb.c
@@ -500,13 +500,21 @@ LoadImage_Ext(const char *name, const char* namewe, const char *ext, imagetype_t
 
 	if (!image)
 	{
-		if (!strcmp(ext, "pcx"))
+		if (!strcmp(ext, "pcx") || !strcmp(ext, "swl"))
 		{
 			int width = 0, height = 0, realwidth = 0, realheight = 0;
 			byte	*pic = NULL;
 			byte	*palette = NULL;
 
-			LoadPCX (namewe, &pic, &palette, &width, &height);
+			if (!strcmp(ext, "pcx"))
+			{
+				LoadPCX (namewe, &pic, &palette, &width, &height);
+			}
+			else if (!strcmp(ext, "swl"))
+			{
+				LoadSWL (namewe, &pic, &palette, &width, &height);
+			}
+
 			if (!pic)
 			{
 				return NULL;
@@ -581,10 +589,6 @@ LoadImage_Ext(const char *name, const char* namewe, const char *ext, imagetype_t
 		{
 			image = LoadM32(name, namewe, type, load_image);
 		}
-		else if (!strcmp(ext, "swl"))
-		{
-			image = LoadSWL(name, namewe, type, load_image);
-		}
 		else if (!strcmp(ext, "tga") ||
 		         !strcmp(ext, "png") ||
 		         !strcmp(ext, "jpg"))
diff --git a/src/client/refresh/files/wal.c b/src/client/refresh/files/wal.c
index ea67439b..73af7ba8 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/files/wal.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/files/wal.c
@@ -209,60 +209,55 @@ LoadM8(const char *origname, const char *namewe, imagetype_t type,
 	return image;
 }
 
-struct image_s *
-LoadSWL(const char *origname, const char *namewe, imagetype_t type,
-	loadimage_t load_image)
+void
+LoadSWL(const char *origname, byte **pic, byte **palette, int *width, int *height)
 {
-	int	width, height, ofs, size, i;
-	byte	*image_buffer = NULL;
-	struct	image_s *image;
+	int	ofs, size, i;
 	char	name[256];
 	sinmiptex_t	*mt;
 
-	FixFileExt(namewe, "swl", name, sizeof(name));
+	FixFileExt(origname, "swl", name, sizeof(name));
 
 	size = ri.FS_LoadFile(name, (void **)&mt);
 
+	*pic = NULL;
+
 	if (!mt)
 	{
-		return NULL;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	if (size < sizeof(*mt))
 	{
 		R_Printf(PRINT_ALL, "%s: can't load %s, small header\n", __func__, name);
 		ri.FS_FreeFile((void *)mt);
-		return NULL;
+		return;
 	}
 
-	width = LittleLong(mt->width);
-	height = LittleLong(mt->height);
+	*width = LittleLong(mt->width);
+	*height = LittleLong(mt->height);
 	ofs = LittleLong(mt->offsets[0]);
 
-	if ((ofs <= 0) || (width <= 0) || (height <= 0) ||
-	    (((size - ofs) / height) < width))
+	if ((ofs <= 0) || (*width <= 0) || (*height <= 0) ||
+	    (((size - ofs) / *height) < *width))
 	{
 		R_Printf(PRINT_ALL, "%s: can't load %s, small body\n", __func__, name);
 		ri.FS_FreeFile((void *)mt);
-		return NULL;
+		return;
 	}
 
-	image_buffer = malloc ((size - ofs) * 4);
-	for(i=0; i<(size - ofs); i++)
+	*pic = malloc (size - ofs);
+	memcpy(*pic, (byte *)mt + ofs, size - ofs);
+
+	*palette = malloc(768);
+	for (i = 0; i < 256; i ++)
 	{
-		byte value = *((byte *)mt + ofs + i);
-		memcpy(image_buffer + i * 4, mt->palette + value * 4, 4);
+		(*palette)[i * 3 + 0] =  mt->palette[i * 4 + 0];
+		(*palette)[i * 3 + 1] =  mt->palette[i * 4 + 1];
+		(*palette)[i * 3 + 2] =  mt->palette[i * 4 + 2];
 	}
 
-	image = load_image(origname, image_buffer,
-		width, 0,
-		height, 0,
-		(size - ofs), type, 32);
-	free(image_buffer);
-
 	ri.FS_FreeFile((void *)mt);
-
-	return image;
 }
 
 struct image_s *
diff --git a/src/client/refresh/ref_shared.h b/src/client/refresh/ref_shared.h
index 2d147d97..bd2b23ef 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/ref_shared.h
+++ b/src/client/refresh/ref_shared.h
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ extern struct image_s* LoadM8(const char *origname, const char *namewe, imagetyp
 	loadimage_t load_image);
 extern struct image_s* LoadM32(const char *origname, const char *namewe, imagetype_t type,
 	loadimage_t load_image);
-extern struct image_s* LoadSWL(const char *origname, const char *namewe, imagetype_t type,
-	loadimage_t load_image);
+extern void LoadSWL(const char *origname, byte **pic, byte **palette, int *width, int *height);
 extern void FixFileExt(const char *origname, const char *ext, char *filename, size_t size);
 extern void LoadPCX(const char *origname, byte **pic, byte **palette, int *width, int *height);
 extern void GetPCXInfo(const char *origname, int *width, int *height);