diff --git a/source/common/textures/imagehelpers.cpp b/source/common/textures/imagehelpers.cpp
index 1009ce22d..56eae26d3 100644
--- a/source/common/textures/imagehelpers.cpp
+++ b/source/common/textures/imagehelpers.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ namespace ImageHelpers
 	int WhiteIndex, BlackIndex;
 	int alphaThreshold;
 	ColorTable256k RGB256k;
+	_BasePalette BasePalette;
 
 	int BestColor(int r, int g, int b, int first, int num)
 	{
diff --git a/source/common/textures/imagehelpers.h b/source/common/textures/imagehelpers.h
index ca9bfca59..877a1873e 100644
--- a/source/common/textures/imagehelpers.h
+++ b/source/common/textures/imagehelpers.h
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ namespace ImageHelpers
 		}
 	}
 	
-	struct
+	struct _BasePalette
 	{
 		PalEntry operator[](int index)
 		{
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ namespace ImageHelpers
 				palette[index * 3 + 0],
 				palette[index * 3 + 1],
 				palette[index * 3 + 2]
-				);
+			);
 		}
-	} BasePalette;
+	};
+	
+	extern _BasePalette BasePalette;
 }