diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/mdsprite.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/mdsprite.c
index bfe31a399..b64d2587a 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/mdsprite.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/mdsprite.c
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ int32_t mdloadskin(md2model_t *m, int32_t number, int32_t pal, int32_t surf)
         int32_t const texfmt = glinfo.bgra ? GL_BGRA : GL_RGBA;
 
         uploadtexture((doalloc&1), siz, texfmt, pic, siz,
-                      DAMETH_HI |
+                      DAMETH_HI | DAMETH_MASK |
                       TO_DAMETH_NODOWNSIZE(sk->flags) |
                       TO_DAMETH_NOTEXCOMPRESS(sk->flags) |
                       (hasalpha ? DAMETH_HASALPHA : 0));
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymost.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymost.c
index 73c486598..6ca318f57 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymost.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymost.c
@@ -678,8 +678,6 @@ void uploadtexture(int32_t doalloc, vec2_t siz, int32_t texfmt,
     const int nomiptransfix  = !!(dameth & DAMETH_NOFIX);
     const int hasalpha  = !!(dameth & DAMETH_HASALPHA) && (dameth & DAMETH_MASKPROPS) != DAMETH_NOMASK;
 
-    dameth &= ~(DAMETH_HI|DAMETH_NODOWNSIZE|DAMETH_NOFIX|DAMETH_NOTEXCOMPRESS|DAMETH_HASALPHA|DAMETH_ONEBITALPHA);
-
 #if !defined EDUKE32_GLES
     const int texcompress_ok  = !(dameth & DAMETH_NOTEXCOMPRESS);
 
@@ -695,6 +693,8 @@ void uploadtexture(int32_t doalloc, vec2_t siz, int32_t texfmt,
     int32_t intexfmt = **intexfmt_master;
 #endif
 
+    dameth &= ~(DAMETH_HI|DAMETH_NODOWNSIZE|DAMETH_NOFIX|DAMETH_NOTEXCOMPRESS|DAMETH_HASALPHA|DAMETH_ONEBITALPHA);
+
     if (gltexmaxsize <= 0)
     {
         GLint i = 0;