diff --git a/engines/tinsel/graphics.cpp b/engines/tinsel/graphics.cpp
index b6a7b1e08b5..f66c57590b0 100644
--- a/engines/tinsel/graphics.cpp
+++ b/engines/tinsel/graphics.cpp
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ void DrawObject(DRAWOBJECT *pObj) {
 						break;
 					case 0x44: // PSX 4-bit CLUT
 						memset(psxMapperTable, 0, 16);
-						psxPaletteMapper(pObj->pPal, (uint16*)(srcPtr + sizeof(uint16)), psxMapperTable);
+						psxPaletteMapper(pObj->pPal, srcPtr + sizeof(uint16), psxMapperTable);
 
 						psxFourBitClut = true;
 						psxSkipBytes = READ_LE_UINT32(p + sizeof(uint32) * 5) << 4; // Fetch number of bytes we have to skip
diff --git a/engines/tinsel/palette.cpp b/engines/tinsel/palette.cpp
index 1c5c69252a9..6f7b5e5f6b7 100644
--- a/engines/tinsel/palette.cpp
+++ b/engines/tinsel/palette.cpp
@@ -94,26 +94,28 @@ static int maxDACQ = 0;
 /**
  * Map PSX palettes to original palette from resource file
  */
-void psxPaletteMapper(PALQ *originalPal, uint16 *psxClut, byte *mapperTable) {
+void psxPaletteMapper(PALQ *originalPal, uint8 *psxClut, byte *mapperTable) {
 	PALETTE *pal = (PALETTE *)LockMem(originalPal->hPal);
 	bool colorFound = false;
+	uint16 clutEntry = 0;
 
 	for (int j = 0; j < 16; j++) {
-		if(!(psxClut[j] & 0x8000)) {
+		clutEntry = READ_LE_UINT16(psxClut + (sizeof(uint16) * j));
+		if(clutEntry) {
 			for (int i = 0; (i < pal->numColours) && !colorFound; i++) {
 				// get R G B values in the same way as psx format converters
 				uint16 psxEquivalent = (uint16)((uint32)(PSXGetRValue(pal->palRGB[i]) >> 3) | 
 									((PSXGetGValue(pal->palRGB[i]) >> 3) << 5) |
 									((PSXGetBValue(pal->palRGB[i]) >> 3) << 10));
 
-				if (psxEquivalent == psxClut[j]) {
+				if (psxEquivalent == clutEntry) {
 					mapperTable[j] = i + 1;
 					colorFound = true;
 				}
 			}
 			// FIXME: This is just to hack around a bug that causes some text to appear
 			// black, i still have to find the correct fix for this.
-			if(psxClut[j] == 0x7EC0 && !colorFound) mapperTable[j] = 197; 
+			if(clutEntry == 0x7EC0 && !colorFound) mapperTable[j] = 197;
 			colorFound = false;
 		} else {
 			mapperTable[j] = 0;
diff --git a/engines/tinsel/palette.h b/engines/tinsel/palette.h
index 7a74424ba90..c887220840d 100644
--- a/engines/tinsel/palette.h
+++ b/engines/tinsel/palette.h
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ typedef	uint32	COLORREF;
 #define TINSEL_GetGValue(rgb)	((uint8)(((uint16)(FROM_LE_32(rgb))) >> 8))
 #define TINSEL_GetBValue(rgb)	((uint8)((FROM_LE_32(rgb))>>16))
 
-#define PSXGetRValue(rgb)	(FROM_LE_32(rgb) & 0x000000f8)
-#define PSXGetGValue(rgb)	(FROM_LE_32((rgb) >> 8) & 0x000000f8)
-#define PSXGetBValue(rgb)	(FROM_LE_32((rgb) >> 16) & 0x000000f8)
+#define PSXGetRValue(rgb)	((uint8)(FROM_LE_32(rgb) & 0x000000f8))
+#define PSXGetGValue(rgb)	((uint8)(FROM_LE_32((rgb) >> 8) & 0x000000f8))
+#define PSXGetBValue(rgb)	((uint8)(FROM_LE_32((rgb) >> 16) & 0x000000f8))
 
 enum {
 	MAX_COLOURS		= 256,	//!< maximum number of colours - for VGA 256
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void ResetPalAllocator(void);	// wipe out all palettes
 void PaletteStats(void);	// Shows the maximum number of palettes used at once
 #endif
 
-void psxPaletteMapper(PALQ *originalPal, uint16 *psxClut, byte *mapperTable); // Maps PSX CLUTs to original palette in resource file
+void psxPaletteMapper(PALQ *originalPal, uint8 *psxClut, byte *mapperTable); // Maps PSX CLUTs to original palette in resource file
 
 void PalettesToVideoDAC(void);	// Update the video DAC with palettes currently the the DAC queue