diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f5431800..bb84dd16 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -333,7 +333,8 @@ OPENGL_OBJS = \
 	build/ref_gl/gl_scrap.o \
 	build/ref_gl/gl_warp.o \
 	build/ref_gl/files/pcx.o \
-	build/ref_gl/files/tga.o
+	build/ref_gl/files/tga.o \
+	build/ref_gl/files/wal.o \
 
 # ----------
 
@@ -805,7 +806,10 @@ build/ref_gl/files/pcx.o:					src/refresh/files/pcx.c
  
 build/ref_gl/files/tga.o:					src/refresh/files/tga.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS_OPENGL) -o $@ -c $<  
- 
+
+build/ref_gl/files/wal.o:					src/refresh/files/wal.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS_OPENGL) -o $@ -c $<  
+   
 # ----------
 
 build/ref_gl_game/q_shared.o:				src/game/baseq2/q_shared.c
diff --git a/src/refresh/files/wal.c b/src/refresh/files/wal.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c67c9b14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/refresh/files/wal.c
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#include "../header/local.h"
+
+image_t *
+GL_LoadWal ( char *name )
+{
+	miptex_t    *mt;
+	int width, height, ofs;
+	image_t     *image;
+
+	ri.FS_LoadFile( name, (void **) &mt );
+
+	if ( !mt )
+	{
+		ri.Con_Printf( PRINT_ALL, "GL_LoadWall: can't load %s\n", name );
+		return ( r_notexture );
+	}
+
+	width = LittleLong( mt->width );
+	height = LittleLong( mt->height );
+	ofs = LittleLong( mt->offsets [ 0 ] );
+
+	image = GL_LoadPic( name, (byte *) mt + ofs, width, height, it_wall, 8 );
+
+	ri.FS_FreeFile( (void *) mt );
+
+	return ( image );
+}     
+
diff --git a/src/refresh/gl_image.c b/src/refresh/gl_image.c
index 66ab1d5c..c98bcdc9 100644
--- a/src/refresh/gl_image.c
+++ b/src/refresh/gl_image.c
@@ -836,32 +836,6 @@ GL_LoadPic ( char *name, byte *pic, int width, int height, imagetype_t type, int
 	return ( image );
 }
 
-image_t *
-GL_LoadWal ( char *name )
-{
-	miptex_t    *mt;
-	int width, height, ofs;
-	image_t     *image;
-
-	ri.FS_LoadFile( name, (void **) &mt );
-
-	if ( !mt )
-	{
-		ri.Con_Printf( PRINT_ALL, "GL_FindImage: can't load %s\n", name );
-		return ( r_notexture );
-	}
-
-	width = LittleLong( mt->width );
-	height = LittleLong( mt->height );
-	ofs = LittleLong( mt->offsets [ 0 ] );
-
-	image = GL_LoadPic( name, (byte *) mt + ofs, width, height, it_wall, 8 );
-
-	ri.FS_FreeFile( (void *) mt );
-
-	return ( image );
-}
-
 /*
  * Finds or loads the given image
  */
diff --git a/src/refresh/header/local.h b/src/refresh/header/local.h
index f3a61e6a..46dc25f9 100644
--- a/src/refresh/header/local.h
+++ b/src/refresh/header/local.h
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ struct image_s *R_RegisterSkin (char *name);
 void LoadPCX (char *filename, byte **pic, byte **palette, int *width, int *height);
 image_t *GL_LoadPic (char *name, byte *pic, int width, int height, imagetype_t type, int bits);
 image_t	*GL_FindImage (char *name, imagetype_t type);
+image_t * GL_LoadWal ( char *name );
 void	GL_TextureMode( char *string );
 void	GL_ImageList_f (void);