diff --git a/src/client/refresh/soft/sw_image.c b/src/client/refresh/soft/sw_image.c
index c24cbebf..cb1430af 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/soft/sw_image.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/soft/sw_image.c
@@ -122,14 +122,15 @@ R_LoadPic (char *name, byte *pic, int width, int height, imagetype_t type)
 	image->transparent = false;
 	for (i=0 ; i<c ; i++)
 	{
-		int b;
-
-		b = pic[i];
-		if (b == 255)
+		if (pic[i] == 255)
+		{
 			image->transparent = true;
-		image->pixels[0][i] = b;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
+	memcpy(image->pixels[0], pic, c);
+
 	return image;
 }