diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/sdl/rndzoom.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/sdl/rndzoom.c
index ecacb3822..b90804ec1 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/sdl/rndzoom.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/sdl/rndzoom.c
@@ -524,9 +524,8 @@ void rZF_continuous (SDL_Surface *src, SDL_Surface *dst)
 }
 
 /* perform a 16x zoom, and then apply a blur filter to the result */
-SDL_Surface *random16xZoomSurfaceRGBA (SDL_Surface *src)
+void random16xZoomSurfaceRGBA (SDL_Surface *src, SDL_Surface *dst)
 {
-	SDL_Surface *dst;
 #ifdef RND_BLUR_PROFILE
 	clock_t t1 = clock();
 #endif
@@ -534,9 +533,6 @@ SDL_Surface *random16xZoomSurfaceRGBA (SDL_Surface *src)
     /*
      * Alloc space to completely contain the zoomed surface 
      */
-	dst = SDL_CreateRGBSurface(SDL_SWSURFACE, src->w << 2, src->h << 2, 32,
-				 src->format->Rmask, src->format->Gmask,
-				 src->format->Bmask, src->format->Amask);
 	SDL_LockSurface (src);
 	SDL_LockSurface (dst);
 #if RANDOM_METHOD == 0
@@ -557,17 +553,26 @@ SDL_Surface *random16xZoomSurfaceRGBA (SDL_Surface *src)
 	fprintf(stderr, "Randomize took %f seconds\n",(float)(clock() - t1) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC);
 #endif
 	blurSurface32 (dst);
-	return (dst);
 }
 
-void scale16xRandomizeFrame (FRAMEPTR FramePtr)
+FRAMEPTR scale16xRandomizeFrame (FRAMEPTR FramePtr)
 {
-	TFB_Image *tfbImg;
+	TFB_Image *origImg, *newImg;
+	FRAMEPTR NewFrame;
+	UBYTE type;
 
-	tfbImg = FramePtr->image;
-	LockMutex (tfbImg->mutex);
-	tfbImg->ScaledImg = random16xZoomSurfaceRGBA (tfbImg->NormalImg);
-	tfbImg->scale = 4 << 8;
-	UnlockMutex (tfbImg->mutex);
+	type = (UBYTE)TYPE_GET (GetFrameParentDrawable (FramePtr)
+			->FlagsAndIndex) >> FTYPE_SHIFT;
+	NewFrame = CaptureDrawable (
+				CreateDrawable (type, 
+					(SIZE)((GetFrameWidth (FramePtr)) << 2), 
+					(SIZE)((GetFrameHeight (FramePtr)) << 2), 1));
+
+	newImg = NewFrame->image;
+	origImg = FramePtr->image;
+	LockMutex (origImg->mutex);
+	random16xZoomSurfaceRGBA (origImg->NormalImg, newImg->NormalImg);
+	UnlockMutex (origImg->mutex);
+	return (NewFrame);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/planets/lander.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/planets/lander.c
index f75bb1751..f12ea0229 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/planets/lander.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/planets/lander.c
@@ -1224,14 +1224,12 @@ ScrollPlanetSide (SIZE dx, SIZE dy, SIZE CountDown)
 		ClearDrawable ();
 		s.origin.x = -new_pt.x + (SURFACE_WIDTH >> 1);
 		s.origin.y = -new_pt.y + (SURFACE_HEIGHT >> 1);
-		s.frame = pSolarSysState->TopoFrame;
-		SetGraphicScale (1 << (MAG_SHIFT + 8));
+		s.frame = pSolarSysState->TopoZoomFrame;
 		DrawStamp (&s);
 		s.origin.x += MAP_WIDTH << MAG_SHIFT;
 		DrawStamp (&s);
 		s.origin.x -= MAP_WIDTH << (MAG_SHIFT + 1);
 		DrawStamp (&s);
-		SetGraphicScale (0);
 	}
 
 	BuildObjectList ();
@@ -1528,14 +1526,12 @@ InitPlanetSide (void)
 			ClearDrawable ();
 			s.origin.x = -pt.x + (SURFACE_WIDTH >> 1);
 			s.origin.y = -pt.y + (SURFACE_HEIGHT >> 1);
-			s.frame = pSolarSysState->TopoFrame;
-			SetGraphicScale (1 << (MAG_SHIFT + 8));
+			s.frame = pSolarSysState->TopoZoomFrame;
 			DrawStamp (&s);
 			s.origin.x += MAP_WIDTH << MAG_SHIFT;
 			DrawStamp (&s);
 			s.origin.x -= MAP_WIDTH << (MAG_SHIFT + 1);
 			DrawStamp (&s);
-			SetGraphicScale (0);
 		}
 
 		ScreenTransition (3, &r);
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/planets/planets.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/planets/planets.c
index 816904ad2..4e9ae7b50 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/planets/planets.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/planets/planets.c
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ FreePlanet (void)
 	pSolarSysState->hTopoData = 0;
 	DestroyDrawable (ReleaseDrawable (pSolarSysState->TopoFrame));
 	pSolarSysState->TopoFrame = 0;
+	DestroyDrawable (ReleaseDrawable (pSolarSysState->TopoZoomFrame));
+	pSolarSysState->TopoZoomFrame = 0;
 	DestroyColorMap (ReleaseColorMap (pSolarSysState->OrbitalCMap));
 	pSolarSysState->OrbitalCMap = 0;
 	DestroyDrawable (ReleaseDrawable (pSolarSysState->PlanetFrameArray));
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/planets/planets.h b/sc2/src/sc2code/planets/planets.h
index 29f7ae1e2..dbefd800a 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/planets/planets.h
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/planets/planets.h
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ typedef struct solarsys_state
 	BYTE thrust_counter, max_ship_speed;
 
 	FRAME TopoFrame;
+	FRAME TopoZoomFrame;
 	MEM_HANDLE hTopoData;
 	PBYTE lpTopoData;
 	STRING XlatRef;
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/planets/plangen.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/planets/plangen.c
index 0bf52bad7..c5b645ab6 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/planets/plangen.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/planets/plangen.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void fill_frame_rgb (FRAME FramePtr, DWORD color, int x0, int y0, int x, int y);
 
 void arith_frame_blit (FRAME srcFrame, RECT *rsrc, FRAME dstFrame, RECT *rdst, int num, int denom);
 
-void scale16xRandomizeFrame(FRAME FramePtr);
+FRAME scale16xRandomizeFrame(FRAME FramePtr);
 
 DWORD **getpixelarray(FRAME FramePtr,int width, int height);
 
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ GeneratePlanetMask (PPLANET_DESC pPlanetDesc, BOOLEAN IsEarth)
 	// from lpTopoData instead of the FRAMPTR though
 	x = MAP_WIDTH + MAP_HEIGHT;
 	y = MAP_HEIGHT;
-	scale16xRandomizeFrame(pSolarSysState->TopoFrame);
+	pSolarSysState->TopoZoomFrame = scale16xRandomizeFrame(pSolarSysState->TopoFrame);
 	pSolarSysState->lpTopoMap = getpixelarray (
 			pSolarSysState->TopoFrame, x, y
 			);