diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
index 29ef7f98967..03d3bfe5bff 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
@@ -863,6 +863,7 @@ void W3DDisplay::init()
 			DEBUG_CRASH( ("Unable to set render device") );
 			return;
 		}
+		WW3D::Set_Texture_Bitdepth(getBitDepth());
 
 		//Check if level was never set and default to setting most suitable for system.
 		if (TheGameLODManager->getStaticLODLevel() == STATIC_GAME_LOD_UNKNOWN)
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
index 2642750674c..155e8ac43ec 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
@@ -826,7 +826,6 @@ void W3DDisplay::init()
 		WW3D::Enable_Static_Sort_Lists(true);
 		WW3D::Set_Thumbnail_Enabled(false);
 		WW3D::Set_Screen_UV_Bias( TRUE );  ///< this makes text look good :)
-		WW3D::Set_Texture_Bitdepth(32);
 
 		setWindowed( TheGlobalData->m_windowed );
 
@@ -914,6 +913,7 @@ void W3DDisplay::init()
 			DEBUG_CRASH( ("Unable to set render device") );
 			return;
 		}
+		WW3D::Set_Texture_Bitdepth(getBitDepth());
 
 		//Check if level was never set and default to setting most suitable for system.
 		if (TheGameLODManager->getStaticLODLevel() == STATIC_GAME_LOD_UNKNOWN)