diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index 26267e18be..c64d60d4b5 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 April 15, 2009
+- Fixed: When FMultiPatchTexture::MakeTexture() needed to work in RGB
+  colorspace, it didn't zero out the temporary buffer.
 - Fixed memory leak from leftover code for 7z loading and added the
   LUMPF_ZIPFILE flag to their contents so they have the same semantics
   as zips.
diff --git a/src/textures/bitmap.cpp b/src/textures/bitmap.cpp
index 1e00e7fe6d..b06769b1a1 100644
--- a/src/textures/bitmap.cpp
+++ b/src/textures/bitmap.cpp
@@ -339,8 +339,8 @@ static const CopyFunc copyfuncs[][9]={
 //
 //===========================================================================
 bool ClipCopyPixelRect(int texwidth, int texheight, int &originx, int &originy,
-									const BYTE *&patch, int &srcwidth, int &srcheight, 
-									int &pstep_x, int &pstep_y, int rotate)
+						const BYTE *&patch, int &srcwidth, int &srcheight, 
+						int &pstep_x, int &pstep_y, int rotate)
 {
 	int pixxoffset;
 	int pixyoffset;
diff --git a/src/textures/multipatchtexture.cpp b/src/textures/multipatchtexture.cpp
index 16119173b3..c34f93e4e0 100644
--- a/src/textures/multipatchtexture.cpp
+++ b/src/textures/multipatchtexture.cpp
@@ -488,8 +488,6 @@ void FMultiPatchTexture::MakeTexture ()
 	// Add a little extra space at the end if the texture's height is not
 	// a power of 2, in case somebody accidentally makes it repeat vertically.
 	int numpix = Width * Height + (1 << HeightBits) - Height;
-	BYTE blendwork[256];
-	static BYTE NullMap[256] = {0};
 	bool hasTranslucent = false;
 
 	Pixels = new BYTE[numpix];
@@ -503,18 +501,20 @@ void FMultiPatchTexture::MakeTexture ()
 	// and merge these pixels in.
 	for (int i = 0; i < NumParts; ++i)
 	{
-		BYTE *trans = Parts[i].Translation? Parts[i].Translation->Remap : NULL;
+		BYTE *trans = Parts[i].Translation ? Parts[i].Translation->Remap : NULL;
 		if (Parts[i].op != OP_COPY)
 		{
-			trans = NullMap;
 			hasTranslucent = true;
 		}
-		else if (Parts[i].Blend != 0)
+		else
 		{
-			trans = GetBlendMap(Parts[i].Blend, blendwork);
+			if (Parts[i].Blend != 0)
+			{
+				trans = GetBlendMap(Parts[i].Blend, blendwork);
+			}
+			Parts[i].Texture->CopyToBlock (Pixels, Width, Height,
+				Parts[i].OriginX, Parts[i].OriginY, Parts[i].Rotate, trans);
 		}
-		Parts[i].Texture->CopyToBlock (Pixels, Width, Height,
-			Parts[i].OriginX, Parts[i].OriginY, Parts[i].Rotate, trans);
 	}
 
 	if (hasTranslucent)
@@ -522,6 +522,9 @@ void FMultiPatchTexture::MakeTexture ()
 		// In case there are translucent patches let's do the composition in
 		// True color to keep as much precision as possible before downconverting to the palette.
 		BYTE *buffer = new BYTE[Width * Height * 4];
+		BYTE blendwork[256];
+
+		memset(buffer, 0, Width * Height * 4);
 		FillBuffer(buffer, Width * 4, Height, TEX_RGB);
 		for(int y = 0; y < Height; y++)
 		{