diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_cache.c b/src/hardware/hw_cache.c
index 43fdc89f0..37e9f690f 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_cache.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_cache.c
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ static void HWR_CacheTextureAsFlat(GLMipmap_t *grMipmap, INT32 texturenum)
 }
 
 // Download a Doom 'flat' to the hardware cache and make it ready for use
-void HWR_LiterallyGetFlat(lumpnum_t flatlumpnum)
+void HWR_GetRawFlat(lumpnum_t flatlumpnum)
 {
 	GLMipmap_t *grmip;
 	patch_t *patch;
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ void HWR_GetLevelFlat(levelflat_t *levelflat)
 		return;
 
 	if (levelflat->type == LEVELFLAT_FLAT)
-		HWR_LiterallyGetFlat(levelflat->u.flat.lumpnum);
+		HWR_GetRawFlat(levelflat->u.flat.lumpnum);
 	else if (levelflat->type == LEVELFLAT_TEXTURE)
 	{
 		GLMapTexture_t *grtex;
@@ -934,15 +934,17 @@ void HWR_GetLevelFlat(levelflat_t *levelflat)
 #ifndef NO_PNG_LUMPS
 	else if (levelflat->type == LEVELFLAT_PNG)
 	{
-		INT32 pngwidth = 0, pngheight = 0;
 		GLMipmap_t *mipmap = levelflat->mipmap;
-		UINT8 *flat;
-		size_t size;
 
 		// Cache the picture.
-		if (!levelflat->picture)
+		if (!levelflat->mippic)
 		{
-			levelflat->picture = Picture_PNGConvert(W_CacheLumpNum(levelflat->u.flat.lumpnum, PU_CACHE), PICFMT_FLAT, &pngwidth, &pngheight, NULL, NULL, W_LumpLength(levelflat->u.flat.lumpnum), NULL, 0);
+			INT32 pngwidth = 0, pngheight = 0;
+			void *pic = Picture_PNGConvert(W_CacheLumpNum(levelflat->u.flat.lumpnum, PU_CACHE), PICFMT_FLAT, &pngwidth, &pngheight, NULL, NULL, W_LumpLength(levelflat->u.flat.lumpnum), NULL, 0);
+
+			Z_ChangeTag(pic, PU_LEVEL);
+			Z_SetUser(pic, &levelflat->mippic);
+
 			levelflat->width = (UINT16)pngwidth;
 			levelflat->height = (UINT16)pngheight;
 		}
@@ -950,7 +952,7 @@ void HWR_GetLevelFlat(levelflat_t *levelflat)
 		// Make the mipmap.
 		if (mipmap == NULL)
 		{
-			mipmap = Z_Calloc(sizeof(GLMipmap_t), PU_LEVEL, NULL);
+			mipmap = Z_Calloc(sizeof(GLMipmap_t), PU_STATIC, NULL);
 			mipmap->format = GL_TEXFMT_P_8;
 			mipmap->flags = TF_WRAPXY|TF_CHROMAKEYED;
 			levelflat->mipmap = mipmap;
@@ -958,17 +960,22 @@ void HWR_GetLevelFlat(levelflat_t *levelflat)
 
 		if (!mipmap->data && !mipmap->downloaded)
 		{
+			UINT8 *flat;
+			size_t size;
+
+			if (levelflat->mippic == NULL)
+				I_Error("HWR_GetLevelFlat: levelflat->mippic == NULL");
+
 			mipmap->width = levelflat->width;
 			mipmap->height = levelflat->height;
+
 			size = (mipmap->width * mipmap->height);
 			flat = Z_Malloc(size, PU_LEVEL, &mipmap->data);
-			if (levelflat->picture == NULL)
-				I_Error("HWR_GetLevelFlat: levelflat->picture == NULL");
-			M_Memcpy(flat, levelflat->picture, size);
+			M_Memcpy(flat, levelflat->mippic, size);
 		}
 
 		// Tell the hardware driver to bind the current texture to the flat's mipmap
-		HWD.pfnSetTexture(mipmap);
+		HWR_SetCurrentTexture(mipmap);
 	}
 #endif
 	else // set no texture
diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_draw.c b/src/hardware/hw_draw.c
index c5d362520..8c92c6709 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_draw.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_draw.c
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ void HWR_DrawFlatFill (INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 w, INT32 h, lumpnum_t flatlumpnum
 	v[0].t = v[1].t = (float)((y & flatflag)/dflatsize);
 	v[2].t = v[3].t = (float)(v[0].t + h/dflatsize);
 
-	HWR_LiterallyGetFlat(flatlumpnum);
+	HWR_GetRawFlat(flatlumpnum);
 
 	//Hurdler: Boris, the same comment as above... but maybe for pics
 	// it not a problem since they don't have any transparent pixel
diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_glob.h b/src/hardware/hw_glob.h
index 87405d3d4..2aba62248 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_glob.h
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_glob.h
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ patch_t *HWR_GetPic(lumpnum_t lumpnum);
 
 GLMapTexture_t *HWR_GetTexture(INT32 tex);
 void HWR_GetLevelFlat(levelflat_t *levelflat);
-void HWR_LiterallyGetFlat(lumpnum_t flatlumpnum);
+void HWR_GetRawFlat(lumpnum_t flatlumpnum);
 
 void HWR_FreeTexture(patch_t *patch);
 void HWR_FreeTextureData(patch_t *patch);
diff --git a/src/p_setup.h b/src/p_setup.h
index 34de9c93d..5d13ae7d4 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.h
+++ b/src/p_setup.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ typedef struct
 	UINT8 *picture;
 #ifdef HWRENDER
 	void *mipmap;
+	void *mippic;
 #endif
 } levelflat_t;