diff -r 356d856462b6 -r 8e5217fd71f4 src/video/sdl_v.cpp
--- a/src/video/sdl_v.cpp	Tue Jun 19 15:04:08 2007 +0000
+++ b/src/video/sdl_v.cpp	Tue Jun 19 15:18:26 2007 +0000
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@
 
 static void CheckPaletteAnim()
 {
-	Blitter *blitter = BlitterFactoryBase::GetCurrentBlitter();
+	if (_pal_count_dirty != 0) {
+		Blitter *blitter = BlitterFactoryBase::GetCurrentBlitter();
 
-	if (_pal_count_dirty != 0) {
 		switch (blitter->UsePaletteAnimation()) {
 			case Blitter::PALETTE_ANIMATION_VIDEO_BACKEND:
 				UpdatePalette(_pal_first_dirty, _pal_count_dirty);