diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/engine.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/engine.c
index 1e6ce434c..2c323f641 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/engine.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/engine.c
@@ -8360,7 +8360,7 @@ static void loadpalette(void)
     // additional blending tables
 
     uint8_t magic[12];
-    if (kread_and_test(fil, magic, sizeof(magic)) && !Bmemcmp(magic, "MoreBlendTab", sizeof(magic)))
+    if (!kread_and_test(fil, magic, sizeof(magic)) && !Bmemcmp(magic, "MoreBlendTab", sizeof(magic)))
     {
         uint8_t addblendtabs;
         if (kread_and_test(fil, &addblendtabs, 1))