diff --git a/code/renderergl1/tr_image.c b/code/renderergl1/tr_image.c
index c8eb7c0f..44816f15 100644
--- a/code/renderergl1/tr_image.c
+++ b/code/renderergl1/tr_image.c
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ image_t *R_CreateImage( const char *name, byte *pic, int width, int height,
 	}
 
 	image = tr.images[tr.numImages] = ri.Hunk_Alloc( sizeof( image_t ), h_low );
-	image->texnum = 1024 + tr.numImages;
+	qglGenTextures(1, &image->texnum);
 	tr.numImages++;
 
 	image->type = type;