diff --git a/lib/framework/wzapp.cpp b/lib/framework/wzapp.cpp
index 07f506abd..c38525712 100644
--- a/lib/framework/wzapp.cpp
+++ b/lib/framework/wzapp.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*
+/*
 	This file is part of Warzone 2100.
 	Copyright (C) 2005-2009  Warzone Resurrection Project
 
@@ -1142,6 +1142,7 @@ void iV_SetTextColour(PIELIGHT colour)
 
 void iV_DrawTextRotated(const char* string, float XPos, float YPos, float rotation)
 {
+	pie_SetTexturePage(TEXPAGE_FONT);
 	glDisable(GL_CULL_FACE);	// hack needed on MacOSX
 	QPainter painter(WzMainWindow::instance()->context()->device());
 	painter.translate(XPos, YPos);
@@ -1149,6 +1150,9 @@ void iV_DrawTextRotated(const char* string, float XPos, float YPos, float rotati
 	painter.setPen(fontColor);
 	painter.drawText(0, 0, QString::fromUtf8(string));
 	glEnable(GL_CULL_FACE);
+
+	rendStates.rendMode = REND_ALPHA;
+	pie_SetRendMode(REND_OPAQUE);		// beat state machinery into submission
 }
 
 void iV_SetTextSize(float size)
diff --git a/lib/ivis_common/piestate.h b/lib/ivis_common/piestate.h
index 1d94eabc3..48989e3b4 100644
--- a/lib/ivis_common/piestate.h
+++ b/lib/ivis_common/piestate.h
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ typedef struct	RENDER_STATE
 					SDWORD				texPage;
 					REND_MODE			rendMode;
 					BOOL				keyingOn;
-					TRANSLUCENCY_MODE	transMode;
 				}
 				RENDER_STATE;
 
diff --git a/lib/ivis_opengl/piestate.c b/lib/ivis_opengl/piestate.c
index 652edcede..db544967b 100644
--- a/lib/ivis_opengl/piestate.c
+++ b/lib/ivis_opengl/piestate.c
@@ -444,7 +444,6 @@ void pie_SetRendMode(REND_MODE rendMode)
 		switch (rendMode)
 		{
 			case REND_OPAQUE:
-				rendStates.transMode = TRANS_DECAL;
 				glDisable(GL_BLEND);
 				break;