diff --git a/src/r_draw8.c b/src/r_draw8.c
index d4aaf5cf9..800f28b6b 100644
--- a/src/r_draw8.c
+++ b/src/r_draw8.c
@@ -1120,49 +1120,49 @@ void R_DrawTranslucentSplat_8 (void)
 		// need!
 		val = source[((yposition >> nflatyshift) & nflatmask) | (xposition >> nflatxshift)];
 		if (val != TRANSPARENTPIXEL)
-			dest[0] = colormap[*(ds_transmap + (val << 8) + dest[0])];
+			dest[0] = *(ds_transmap + (colormap[val] << 8) + dest[0]);
 		xposition += xstep;
 		yposition += ystep;
 
 		val = source[((yposition >> nflatyshift) & nflatmask) | (xposition >> nflatxshift)];
 		if (val != TRANSPARENTPIXEL)
-			dest[1] = colormap[*(ds_transmap + (val << 8) + dest[1])];
+			dest[1] = *(ds_transmap + (colormap[val] << 8) + dest[1]);
 		xposition += xstep;
 		yposition += ystep;
 
 		val = source[((yposition >> nflatyshift) & nflatmask) | (xposition >> nflatxshift)];
 		if (val != TRANSPARENTPIXEL)
-			dest[2] = colormap[*(ds_transmap + (val << 8) + dest[2])];
+			dest[2] = *(ds_transmap + (colormap[val] << 8) + dest[2]);
 		xposition += xstep;
 		yposition += ystep;
 
 		val = source[((yposition >> nflatyshift) & nflatmask) | (xposition >> nflatxshift)];
 		if (val != TRANSPARENTPIXEL)
-			dest[3] = colormap[*(ds_transmap + (val << 8) + dest[3])];
+			dest[3] = *(ds_transmap + (colormap[val] << 8) + dest[3]);
 		xposition += xstep;
 		yposition += ystep;
 
 		val = source[((yposition >> nflatyshift) & nflatmask) | (xposition >> nflatxshift)];
 		if (val != TRANSPARENTPIXEL)
-			dest[4] = colormap[*(ds_transmap + (val << 8) + dest[4])];
+			dest[4] = *(ds_transmap + (colormap[val] << 8) + dest[4]);
 		xposition += xstep;
 		yposition += ystep;
 
 		val = source[((yposition >> nflatyshift) & nflatmask) | (xposition >> nflatxshift)];
 		if (val != TRANSPARENTPIXEL)
-			dest[5] = colormap[*(ds_transmap + (val << 8) + dest[5])];
+			dest[5] = *(ds_transmap + (colormap[val] << 8) + dest[5]);
 		xposition += xstep;
 		yposition += ystep;
 
 		val = source[((yposition >> nflatyshift) & nflatmask) | (xposition >> nflatxshift)];
 		if (val != TRANSPARENTPIXEL)
-			dest[6] = colormap[*(ds_transmap + (val << 8) + dest[6])];
+			dest[6] = *(ds_transmap + (colormap[val] << 8) + dest[6]);
 		xposition += xstep;
 		yposition += ystep;
 
 		val = source[((yposition >> nflatyshift) & nflatmask) | (xposition >> nflatxshift)];
 		if (val != TRANSPARENTPIXEL)
-			dest[7] = colormap[*(ds_transmap + (val << 8) + dest[7])];
+			dest[7] = *(ds_transmap + (colormap[val] << 8) + dest[7]);
 		xposition += xstep;
 		yposition += ystep;
 
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ void R_DrawTranslucentSplat_8 (void)
 	{
 		val = source[((yposition >> nflatyshift) & nflatmask) | (xposition >> nflatxshift)];
 		if (val != TRANSPARENTPIXEL)
-			*dest = colormap[*(ds_transmap + (val << 8) + *dest)];
+			*dest = *(ds_transmap + (colormap[val] << 8) + *dest);
 
 		dest++;
 		xposition += xstep;