diff --git a/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp b/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
index 8a4fe325..8062239b 100644
--- a/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
@@ -414,13 +414,16 @@ check_gotbpp:
 		goto check_gotbpp;
 #endif
 	case SCREEN_OVERLAY:
+		//We only accept 32bit output from the scalers here
+		//Can't handle true color inputs
 		if (flags & GFX_RGBONLY || !(flags&GFX_CAN_32)) goto check_surface;
 		flags|=GFX_SCALING;
 		flags&=~(GFX_CAN_8|GFX_CAN_15|GFX_CAN_16);
 		break;
 #if C_OPENGL
 	case SCREEN_OPENGL:
-		if (flags & GFX_RGBONLY || !(flags&GFX_CAN_32)) goto check_surface;
+		//We only accept 32bit output from the scalers here
+		if (!(flags&GFX_CAN_32)) goto check_surface;
 		flags|=GFX_SCALING;
 		flags&=~(GFX_CAN_8|GFX_CAN_15|GFX_CAN_16);
 		break;
@@ -676,7 +679,7 @@ dosurface:
 			free(sdl.opengl.framebuf);
 		}
 		sdl.opengl.framebuf=0;
-		if (!(flags&GFX_CAN_32) || (flags & GFX_RGBONLY)) goto dosurface;
+		if (!(flags&GFX_CAN_32)) goto dosurface;
 		int texsize=2 << int_log2(width > height ? width : height);
 		if (texsize>sdl.opengl.max_texsize) {
 			LOG_MSG("SDL:OPENGL: No support for texturesize of %d, falling back to surface",texsize);