diff --git a/code/init.cpp b/code/init.cpp
index 629e728..f4cc051 100644
--- a/code/init.cpp
+++ b/code/init.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ void initSystem()
 	SDL_WM_SetIcon(loadImage("gfx/alienDevice.png"), NULL);
 
 	if (currentGame.fullScreen)
-		graphics.screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(800, 600, 16, SDL_DOUBLEBUF|SDL_HWPALETTE|SDL_FULLSCREEN);
+		graphics.screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(800, 600, 0, SDL_DOUBLEBUF|SDL_HWPALETTE|SDL_FULLSCREEN);
 	else
 		graphics.screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(800, 600, 0, SDL_DOUBLEBUF|SDL_HWPALETTE);
 
diff --git a/code/intermission.cpp b/code/intermission.cpp
index 0d55092..7dbd803 100644
--- a/code/intermission.cpp
+++ b/code/intermission.cpp
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ void showOptions(SDL_Surface *optionsSurface)
 				#if LINUX
 				SDL_WM_ToggleFullScreen(graphics.screen);
 				#else
-				graphics.screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(800, 600, 16, SDL_HWSURFACE|SDL_HWPALETTE|SDL_FULLSCREEN);
+				graphics.screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(800, 600, 0, SDL_DOUBLEBUF|SDL_HWSURFACE|SDL_HWPALETTE|SDL_FULLSCREEN);
 				graphics.drawBackground();
 				flushBuffer();
 				#endif
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ void showOptions(SDL_Surface *optionsSurface)
 				#if LINUX
 				SDL_WM_ToggleFullScreen(graphics.screen);
 				#else
-				graphics.screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(800, 600, 0, SDL_HWSURFACE|SDL_HWPALETTE);
+				graphics.screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(800, 600, 0, SDL_DOUBLEBUF|SDL_HWSURFACE|SDL_HWPALETTE);
 				graphics.drawBackground();
 				flushBuffer();
 				#endif
diff --git a/code/title.cpp b/code/title.cpp
index 5dd8da9..38d25be 100644
--- a/code/title.cpp
+++ b/code/title.cpp
@@ -414,9 +414,9 @@ int doTitle()
 							SDL_WM_ToggleFullScreen(graphics.screen);
 							#else
 							if (currentGame.fullScreen)
-								graphics.screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(800, 600, 16, SDL_HWSURFACE|SDL_HWPALETTE|SDL_FULLSCREEN);
+								graphics.screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(800, 600, 0, SDL_DOUBLEBUF|SDL_HWSURFACE|SDL_HWPALETTE|SDL_FULLSCREEN);
 							else
-								graphics.screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(800, 600, 0, SDL_HWSURFACE|SDL_HWPALETTE);
+								graphics.screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(800, 600, 0, SDL_DOUBLEBUF|SDL_HWSURFACE|SDL_HWPALETTE);
 
 							graphics.drawBackground();
 							flushBuffer();