diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/view.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/view.cpp
index f85b859b9..7ce9fcc10 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/view.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/view.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static void analyzesprites(tspriteArray& tsprites, const DVector3& view, double
             pTSprite->pos.Z -= nTileY;
         }
 
-        if (pTSprite->pal == 4 && pTSprite->shade >= numshades) pTSprite->shade = numshades - 1;
+        if (pTSprite->pal == 4 && pTSprite->shade >= numshades && !hw_int_useindexedcolortextures) pTSprite->shade = numshades - 1;
 
         if (pActor->spr.statnum > 0)
         {