diff --git a/src/video/SDL_surface.c b/src/video/SDL_surface.c
index 6a03fad732..ddd02fa657 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_surface.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_surface.c
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ SDL_Palette *SDL_CreateSurfacePalette(SDL_Surface *surface)
 
 bool SDL_SetSurfacePalette(SDL_Surface *surface, SDL_Palette *palette)
 {
-    CHECK_PARAM(!SDL_SurfaceValid(surface)) {
+    CHECK_PARAM(!SDL_SurfaceValid(surface) || !SDL_ISPIXELFORMAT_INDEXED(surface->format)) {
         return SDL_InvalidParamError("surface");
     }