diff --git a/source/blood/src/credits.cpp b/source/blood/src/credits.cpp
index 36626adda..f8e92bf66 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/credits.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/credits.cpp
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ void credPlaySmk(const char *_pzSMK, const char *_pzWAV, int nWav)
         videoClearScreen(0);
         Smacker_GetPalette(hSMK, palette);
         paletteSetColorTable(kSMKPal, palette, true);
-        videoSetPalette(0, kSMKPal, 0);
+        videoSetPalette(0, kSMKPal, Pal_Fullscreen);
         tileInvalidate(kSMKTile, 0, 1 << 4);  // JBF 20031228
         Smacker_GetFrame(hSMK, pFrame);
         rotatesprite_fs(160<<16, 100<<16, nScale, 512, kSMKTile, 0, 0, 2|4|8|64);
diff --git a/source/build/src/engine.cpp b/source/build/src/engine.cpp
index 6c71cb3c2..852397bdb 100644
--- a/source/build/src/engine.cpp
+++ b/source/build/src/engine.cpp
@@ -8819,7 +8819,6 @@ int32_t videoSetGameMode(char davidoption, int32_t daupscaledxdim, int32_t daups
 
     videoSetViewableArea(0L,0L,xdim-1,ydim-1);
     videoClearScreen(0L);
-    videoSetPalette(curbrightness,0,0);
 
     if (searchx < 0) { searchx = halfxdimen; searchy = (ydimen>>1); }