diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageSurfaceUtils.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageSurfaceUtils.cpp
index c4caa5a412..c564739852 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageSurfaceUtils.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageSurfaceUtils.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ int RageSurfaceUtils::FindSurfaceTraits( const RageSurface *img )
 		bool bHaveNonOpaque = false;
 		for( int c = 0; !bHaveNonOpaque && c < img->format->palette->ncolors; ++c )
 		{
-			if( img->format->palette->colors[c].a != 256 )
+			if( img->format->palette->colors[c].a != 0xFF )
 				bHaveNonOpaque = true;
 		}