diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/include/build.h b/polymer/eduke32/build/include/build.h
index 34e4da750..425b9b249 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/include/build.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/include/build.h
@@ -998,6 +998,7 @@ typedef struct artheader_t {
 
 int32_t    preinitengine(void);	// a partial setup of the engine used for launch windows
 int32_t    initengine(void);
+int32_t E_PostInit(void);
 void   uninitengine(void);
 void   initspritelists(void);
 int32_t E_FatalError(char const * const msg);
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/include/palette.h b/polymer/eduke32/build/include/palette.h
index 19f283906..507e95285 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/include/palette.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/include/palette.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ extern int32_t globalblend;
 extern uint32_t g_lastpalettesum;
 extern palette_t getpal(int32_t col);
 extern void loadpalette(void);
-extern int32_t E_PostInitTables(void);
+extern void E_PostLoadPalette(void);
 extern void setup_blend(int32_t blend, int32_t doreverse);
 extern uint8_t basepalreset;
 extern int32_t curbrightness, gammabrightness;
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/build.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/build.c
index bd08093ae..274d76765 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/build.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/build.c
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ int app_main(int argc, char const * const * argv)
     DO_FREE_AND_NULL(g_defModules);
     g_defModulesNum = 0;
 
-    if (E_PostInitTables())
+    if (E_PostInit())
         M32_FatalEngineError();
 
     CallExtPostInit();
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/engine.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/engine.c
index 1148e2624..0958892e4 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/engine.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/engine.c
@@ -7753,6 +7753,23 @@ int32_t initengine(void)
     return 0;
 }
 
+//
+// E_PostInit
+//
+int32_t E_PostInit(void)
+{
+    if (!(paletteloaded & PALETTE_MAIN))
+        return E_FatalError("No palette found.");
+    if (!(paletteloaded & PALETTE_SHADE))
+        return E_FatalError("No shade table found.");
+    if (!(paletteloaded & PALETTE_TRANSLUC))
+        return E_FatalError("No translucency table found.");
+
+    E_PostLoadPalette();
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 //
 // uninitengine
 //
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/palette.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/palette.c
index 287b6b4b4..f748e4255 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/palette.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/palette.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ void loadpalette(void)
 
 uint32_t PaletteIndexFullbrights[8];
 
-static void E_PostLoadPalette(void)
+void E_PostLoadPalette(void)
 {
     globalpal = 0;
 
@@ -319,24 +319,6 @@ static void E_PostLoadPalette(void)
     }
 }
 
-//
-// E_PostInitTables
-//
-
-int32_t E_PostInitTables(void)
-{
-    if (!(paletteloaded & PALETTE_MAIN))
-        return E_FatalError("No palette found.");
-    if (!(paletteloaded & PALETTE_SHADE))
-        return E_FatalError("No shade table found.");
-    if (!(paletteloaded & PALETTE_TRANSLUC))
-        return E_FatalError("No translucency table found.");
-
-    E_PostLoadPalette();
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
 void E_ReplaceTransparentColorWithBlack(void)
 {
     for (bssize_t i=0; i<MAXPALOOKUPS; i++)
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
index 14f211971..ac21771e3 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
@@ -6306,7 +6306,7 @@ int app_main(int argc, char const * const * argv)
     DO_FREE_AND_NULL(g_defModules);
     g_defModulesNum = 0;
 
-    if (E_PostInitTables())
+    if (E_PostInit())
         G_FatalEngineError();
 
     G_PostLoadPalette();