diff --git a/src/gDP.cpp b/src/gDP.cpp
index 36d4bd3a..71eae00a 100644
--- a/src/gDP.cpp
+++ b/src/gDP.cpp
@@ -626,10 +626,14 @@ void gDPLoadTLUT( u32 tile, u32 uls, u32 ult, u32 lrs, u32 lrt )
 		DebugMsg(DEBUG_NORMAL | DEBUG_ERROR, "gDPLoadTLUT wrong tile tmem addr: tile[%d].tmem=%04x;\n", tile, gDP.tiles[tile].tmem);
 		return;
 	}
-	const u16 count = (u16)((gDP.tiles[tile].lrs - gDP.tiles[tile].uls + 1) * (gDP.tiles[tile].lrt - gDP.tiles[tile].ult + 1));
+	u16 count = (u16)((gDP.tiles[tile].lrs - gDP.tiles[tile].uls + 1) * (gDP.tiles[tile].lrt - gDP.tiles[tile].ult + 1));
 	u32 address = gDP.textureImage.address + gDP.tiles[tile].ult * gDP.textureImage.bpl + (gDP.tiles[tile].uls << gDP.textureImage.size >> 1);
 	u16 pal = (u16)((gDP.tiles[tile].tmem - 256) >> 4);
 	u16 *dest = (u16*)&TMEM[gDP.tiles[tile].tmem];
+	
+	// Workaround for possible game/emulator bug (see bug #1250)
+	if (pal != 0)
+		count = 16;
 
 	int i = 0;
 	while (i < count) {