diff --git a/src/video/sdl_v.cpp b/src/video/sdl_v.cpp
--- a/src/video/sdl_v.cpp
+++ b/src/video/sdl_v.cpp
@@ -106,35 +106,30 @@ static void UpdatePalette(bool init = fa
 
 static void InitPalette()
 {
-	_local_palette = _cur_palette;
-	_local_palette.first_dirty = 0;
-	_local_palette.count_dirty = 256;
+	CopyPalette(_local_palette, true);
 	UpdatePalette(true);
 }
 
 void VideoDriver_SDL::CheckPaletteAnim()
 {
-	_local_palette = _cur_palette;
+	if (!CopyPalette(_local_palette)) return;
 
-	if (_cur_palette.count_dirty != 0) {
-		Blitter *blitter = BlitterFactory::GetCurrentBlitter();
+	Blitter *blitter = BlitterFactory::GetCurrentBlitter();
 
-		switch (blitter->UsePaletteAnimation()) {
-			case Blitter::PALETTE_ANIMATION_VIDEO_BACKEND:
-				UpdatePalette();
-				break;
+	switch (blitter->UsePaletteAnimation()) {
+		case Blitter::PALETTE_ANIMATION_VIDEO_BACKEND:
+			UpdatePalette();
+			break;
 
-			case Blitter::PALETTE_ANIMATION_BLITTER:
-				blitter->PaletteAnimate(_local_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();
 	}
 }