diff --git a/src/client/refresh/header/local.h b/src/client/refresh/header/local.h
index bd91dc95..1216dbc6 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/header/local.h
+++ b/src/client/refresh/header/local.h
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ extern cvar_t *gl_overbrightbits;
 extern cvar_t *gl_vertex_arrays;
 
 extern cvar_t *gl_ext_swapinterval;
-extern cvar_t *gl_ext_palettedtexture;
+extern cvar_t *gl_palettedtexture;
 extern cvar_t *gl_ext_multitexture;
 extern cvar_t *gl_pointparameters;
 extern cvar_t *gl_ext_compiled_vertex_array;
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ typedef struct
 
 	// ----
 
+	qboolean palettedtexture;
 	qboolean pointparameters;
 
 	qboolean mtexcombine;
diff --git a/src/client/refresh/r_draw.c b/src/client/refresh/r_draw.c
index ff46daba..19fe3131 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/r_draw.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/r_draw.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ Draw_StretchRaw(int x, int y, int w, int h, int cols, int rows, byte *data)
 
 	t = rows * hscale / 256 - 1.0 / 512.0;
 
-	if (!qglColorTableEXT)
+	if (!gl_config.palettedtexture)
 	{
 		unsigned *dest;
 
diff --git a/src/client/refresh/r_image.c b/src/client/refresh/r_image.c
index 3e0c473a..be100b06 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/r_image.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/r_image.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ R_SetTexturePalette(unsigned palette[256])
 	int i;
 	unsigned char temptable[768];
 
-	if (qglColorTableEXT && gl_ext_palettedtexture->value)
+	if (gl_config.palettedtexture)
 	{
 		for (i = 0; i < 256; i++)
 		{
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ R_Upload32Old(unsigned *data, int width, int height, qboolean mipmap)
 	{
 		if (!mipmap)
 		{
-			if (qglColorTableEXT && gl_ext_palettedtexture->value &&
+			if (qglColorTableEXT && gl_palettedtexture->value &&
 				(samples == gl_solid_format))
 			{
 				uploaded_paletted = true;
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ R_Upload32Old(unsigned *data, int width, int height, qboolean mipmap)
 
 	R_LightScaleTexture(scaled, scaled_width, scaled_height, !mipmap);
 
-	if (qglColorTableEXT && gl_ext_palettedtexture->value &&
+	if (qglColorTableEXT && gl_palettedtexture->value &&
 		(samples == gl_solid_format))
 	{
 		uploaded_paletted = true;
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ R_Upload32Old(unsigned *data, int width, int height, qboolean mipmap)
 
 			miplevel++;
 
-			if (qglColorTableEXT && gl_ext_palettedtexture->value &&
+			if (qglColorTableEXT && gl_palettedtexture->value &&
 				(samples == gl_solid_format))
 			{
 				uploaded_paletted = true;
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ R_Upload8(byte *data, int width, int height, qboolean mipmap, qboolean is_sky)
 		VID_Error(ERR_DROP, "R_Upload8: too large");
 	}
 
-	if (qglColorTableEXT && gl_ext_palettedtexture->value && is_sky)
+	if (gl_config.palettedtexture && is_sky)
 	{
 		glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_COLOR_INDEX8_EXT,
 				width, height, 0, GL_COLOR_INDEX, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ R_InitImages(void)
 
 	Draw_GetPalette();
 
-	if (qglColorTableEXT)
+	if (gl_config.palettedtexture)
 	{
 		FS_LoadFile("pics/16to8.dat", (void **)&gl_state.d_16to8table);
 
diff --git a/src/client/refresh/r_main.c b/src/client/refresh/r_main.c
index 31535db2..226230fa 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/r_main.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/r_main.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ cvar_t *gl_particle_att_b;
 cvar_t *gl_particle_att_c;
 
 cvar_t *gl_ext_swapinterval;
-cvar_t *gl_ext_palettedtexture;
+cvar_t *gl_palettedtexture;
 cvar_t *gl_ext_multitexture;
 cvar_t *gl_pointparameters;
 cvar_t *gl_ext_compiled_vertex_array;
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ R_Register(void)
 	gl_vertex_arrays = Cvar_Get("gl_vertex_arrays", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 
 	gl_ext_swapinterval = Cvar_Get("gl_ext_swapinterval", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-	gl_ext_palettedtexture = Cvar_Get("gl_ext_palettedtexture", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+	gl_palettedtexture = Cvar_Get("gl_palettedtexture", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 	gl_ext_multitexture = Cvar_Get("gl_ext_multitexture", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 	gl_pointparameters = Cvar_Get("gl_pointparameters", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 	gl_ext_compiled_vertex_array = Cvar_Get("gl_ext_compiled_vertex_array", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
@@ -1434,6 +1434,8 @@ R_Init(void *hinstance, void *hWnd)
 
 	VID_Printf(PRINT_ALL, "\n\nProbing for OpenGL extensions:\n");
 
+	// ----
+
 	/* Point parameters */
 	VID_Printf(PRINT_ALL, "- Point parameters: ");
 
@@ -1462,27 +1464,39 @@ R_Init(void *hinstance, void *hWnd)
 		VID_Printf(PRINT_ALL, "Disabled\n");
 	}
 
-	if (!qglColorTableEXT &&
-		strstr(gl_config.extensions_string, "GL_EXT_paletted_texture") &&
+	// ----
+
+	/* Paletted texture */
+	VID_Printf(PRINT_ALL, "- Paletted texture: ");
+
+	if (strstr(gl_config.extensions_string, "GL_EXT_paletted_texture") &&
 		strstr(gl_config.extensions_string, "GL_EXT_shared_texture_palette"))
 	{
-		if (gl_ext_palettedtexture->value)
+			qglColorTableEXT = (void (APIENTRY *)(GLenum, GLenum, GLsizei, GLenum, GLenum, const GLvoid * ))
+					GLimp_GetProcAddress ("glColorTableEXT");
+	}
+
+	gl_config.palettedtexture = false;
+
+	if (gl_palettedtexture->value)
+	{
+		if (qglColorTableEXT)
 		{
-			VID_Printf(PRINT_ALL, "...using GL_EXT_shared_texture_palette\n");
-			qglColorTableEXT =
-				(void (APIENTRY *)(GLenum, GLenum, GLsizei, GLenum, GLenum,
-						const GLvoid * ) ) GLimp_GetProcAddress ("glColorTableEXT");
+			gl_config.palettedtexture = true;
+			VID_Printf(PRINT_ALL, "Okay\n");
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			VID_Printf(PRINT_ALL, "...ignoring GL_EXT_shared_texture_palette\n");
+			VID_Printf(PRINT_ALL, "Failed\n");
 		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		VID_Printf(PRINT_ALL, "...GL_EXT_shared_texture_palette not found\n");
+		VID_Printf(PRINT_ALL, "Disabled\n");
 	}
 
+	// ----
+
 	if (strstr(gl_config.extensions_string, "GL_ARB_multitexture"))
 	{
 		if (gl_ext_multitexture->value)
diff --git a/src/client/refresh/r_misc.c b/src/client/refresh/r_misc.c
index 8b24d6e7..a07d0c51 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/r_misc.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/r_misc.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ R_SetDefaultState(void)
 		qglPointParameterfvARB(GL_DISTANCE_ATTENUATION_EXT, attenuations);
 	}
 
-	if (qglColorTableEXT && gl_ext_palettedtexture->value)
+	if (gl_config.palettedtexture)
 	{
 		glEnable(GL_SHARED_TEXTURE_PALETTE_EXT);
 		R_SetTexturePalette(d_8to24table);
diff --git a/src/client/refresh/r_warp.c b/src/client/refresh/r_warp.c
index 519cd2a2..95a1b909 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/r_warp.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/r_warp.c
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ R_SetSky(char *name, float rotate, vec3_t axis)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
 	{
-		if (qglColorTableEXT && gl_ext_palettedtexture->value)
+		if (gl_config.palettedtexture)
 		{
 			Com_sprintf(pathname, sizeof(pathname), "env/%s%s.pcx",
 					skyname, suf[i]);