diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/kplib.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/kplib.c
index 1aa199d99..5a2432638 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/kplib.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/kplib.c
@@ -149,6 +149,13 @@ typedef struct
 } kzfilestate;
 static kzfilestate kzfs;
 
+// GCC 4.6 LTO build fix
+#ifdef USING_LTO
+# define B_KPLIB_STATIC
+#else
+# define B_KPLIB_STATIC static
+#endif
+
 //Initialized tables (can't be in union)
 //jpg:                png:
 //   crmul      16384    abstab10    4096
@@ -161,7 +168,8 @@ static kzfilestate kzfs;
 //   pow2mask     128*
 //   dcflagor      64
 
-static int32_t palcol[256] ASMNAME("palcol"), paleng, bakcol, numhufblocks, zlibcompflags;
+B_KPLIB_STATIC int32_t ATTRIBUTE((used)) palcol[256] ASMNAME("palcol");
+static int32_t paleng, bakcol, numhufblocks, zlibcompflags;
 static int8_t coltype, filtype, bitdepth;
 
 //============================ KPNGILIB begins ===============================
@@ -174,13 +182,6 @@ static int8_t coltype, filtype, bitdepth;
 //   * 16-bit color depth
 //   * Some useless ancillary chunks, like: gAMA(gamma) & pHYs(aspect ratio)
 
-// GCC 4.6 LTO build fix
-#ifdef USING_LTO
-# define B_KPLIB_STATIC
-#else
-# define B_KPLIB_STATIC static
-#endif
-
 //.PNG specific variables:
 static int32_t bakr = 0x80, bakg = 0x80, bakb = 0x80; //this used to be public...
 static int32_t gslidew = 0, gslider = 0, xm, xmn[4], xr0, xr1, xplc, yplc;