diff --git a/src/video/allegro_v.cpp b/src/video/allegro_v.cpp
--- a/src/video/allegro_v.cpp
+++ b/src/video/allegro_v.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ static BITMAP *_allegro_screen;
 #define MAX_DIRTY_RECTS 100
 static PointDimension _dirty_rects[MAX_DIRTY_RECTS];
 static int _num_dirty_rects;
+static Palette _local_palette; ///< Current palette to use for drawing.
 
 void VideoDriver_Allegro::MakeDirty(int left, int top, int width, int height)
 {
@@ -80,9 +81,9 @@ static void UpdatePalette(uint start, ui
 
 	uint end = start + count;
 	for (uint i = start; i != end; i++) {
-		pal[i].r = _cur_palette.palette[i].r / 4;
-		pal[i].g = _cur_palette.palette[i].g / 4;
-		pal[i].b = _cur_palette.palette[i].b / 4;
+		pal[i].r = _local_palette.palette[i].r / 4;
+		pal[i].g = _local_palette.palette[i].g / 4;
+		pal[i].b = _local_palette.palette[i].b / 4;
 		pal[i].filler = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -96,25 +97,24 @@ static void InitPalette()
 
 void VideoDriver_Allegro::CheckPaletteAnim()
 {
-	if (_cur_palette.count_dirty != 0) {
-		Blitter *blitter = BlitterFactory::GetCurrentBlitter();
+	if (!CopyPalette(_local_palette)) return;
+
+	Blitter *blitter = BlitterFactory::GetCurrentBlitter();
 
-		switch (blitter->UsePaletteAnimation()) {
-			case Blitter::PALETTE_ANIMATION_VIDEO_BACKEND:
-				UpdatePalette(_cur_palette.first_dirty, _cur_palette.count_dirty);
-				break;
+	switch (blitter->UsePaletteAnimation()) {
+		case Blitter::PALETTE_ANIMATION_VIDEO_BACKEND:
+			UpdatePalette(_local_palette.first_dirty, _local_palette.count_dirty);
+			break;
 
-			case Blitter::PALETTE_ANIMATION_BLITTER:
-				blitter->PaletteAnimate(_cur_palette);
-				break;
+		case Blitter::PALETTE_ANIMATION_BLITTER:
+			blitter->PaletteAnimate(_local_palette);
+			break;
 
-			case Blitter::PALETTE_ANIMATION_NONE:
-				break;
+		case Blitter::PALETTE_ANIMATION_NONE:
+			break;
 
-			default:
-				NOT_REACHED();
-		}
-		_cur_palette.count_dirty = 0;
+		default:
+			NOT_REACHED();
 	}
 }