diff --git a/src/textures/multipatchtexture.cpp b/src/textures/multipatchtexture.cpp
index cb2d5d803..e1e6faf3e 100644
--- a/src/textures/multipatchtexture.cpp
+++ b/src/textures/multipatchtexture.cpp
@@ -297,8 +297,6 @@ FMultiPatchTexture::FMultiPatchTexture (const void *texdef, FPatchLookup *patchl
 		Printf ("Texture %s is left without any patches\n", Name.GetChars());
 	}
 
-	CheckForHacks ();
-
 	DefinitionLump = deflumpnum;
 }
 
@@ -1370,6 +1368,8 @@ void FMultiPatchTexture::ResolvePatches()
 	delete[] Inits;
 	Inits = nullptr;
 
+	CheckForHacks();
+
 	// If this texture is just a wrapper around a single patch, we can simply
 	// forward GetPixels() and GetColumn() calls to that patch.