diff --git a/src/textures/texturemanager.cpp b/src/textures/texturemanager.cpp
index 33c6e38e3e..34e2f4ae67 100644
--- a/src/textures/texturemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/textures/texturemanager.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ FTextureID FTextureManager::CheckForTexture (const char *name, int usetype, BITF
 			else
 			{
 				if (firsttype == FTexture::TEX_Null ||
-					(firsttype == FTexture::TEX_MiscPatch && tex->UseType != FTexture::TEX_Null)
+					(firsttype == FTexture::TEX_MiscPatch &&
+					 tex->UseType != firsttype &&
+					 tex->UseType != FTexture::TEX_Null)
 				   )
 				{
 					firstfound = i;