diff --git a/src/rendering/2d/v_draw.cpp b/src/rendering/2d/v_draw.cpp
index c1ceceac6..82d87b543 100644
--- a/src/rendering/2d/v_draw.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/2d/v_draw.cpp
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(_Screen, DrawLine)
 	PARAM_INT(color);
 	PARAM_INT(alpha);
 	if (!screen->HasBegun2D()) ThrowAbortException(X_OTHER, "Attempt to draw to screen outside a draw function");
-	screen->DrawLine(x0, y0, x1, y1, -1, color, alpha);
+	screen->DrawLine(x0, y0, x1, y1, -1, color | MAKEARGB(255, 0, 0, 0), alpha);
 	return 0;
 }