diff --git a/src/r_draw_pal.cpp b/src/r_draw_pal.cpp
index f700be7e27..15846977de 100644
--- a/src/r_draw_pal.cpp
+++ b/src/r_draw_pal.cpp
@@ -1495,11 +1495,11 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		}
 		else
 		{
+			int src_r = ((_srccolor >> 16) & 0xff) * _srcalpha;
+			int src_g = ((_srccolor >> 0) & 0xff) * _srcalpha;
+			int src_b = ((_srccolor >> 8) & 0xff) * _srcalpha;
 			do
 			{
-				int src_r = ((_srccolor >> 16) & 0xff) * _srcalpha;
-				int src_g = ((_srccolor >> 0) & 0xff) * _srcalpha;
-				int src_b = ((_srccolor >> 8) & 0xff) * _srcalpha;
 				int r = clamp((src_r + pal[*dest].r * _destalpha)>>18, 0, 255);
 				int g = clamp((src_g + pal[*dest].g * _destalpha)>>18, 0, 255);
 				int b = clamp((src_b + pal[*dest].b * _destalpha)>>18, 0, 255);
@@ -1551,11 +1551,11 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		}
 		else
 		{
+			int src_r = ((_srccolor >> 16) & 0xff) * _srcalpha;
+			int src_g = ((_srccolor >> 0) & 0xff) * _srcalpha;
+			int src_b = ((_srccolor >> 8) & 0xff) * _srcalpha;
 			do
 			{
-				int src_r = ((_srccolor >> 16) & 0xff) * _srcalpha;
-				int src_g = ((_srccolor >> 0) & 0xff) * _srcalpha;
-				int src_b = ((_srccolor >> 8) & 0xff) * _srcalpha;
 				int r = clamp((src_r + pal[*dest].r * _destalpha)>>18, 0, 255);
 				int g = clamp((src_g + pal[*dest].g * _destalpha)>>18, 0, 255);
 				int b = clamp((src_b + pal[*dest].b * _destalpha)>>18, 0, 255);