diff --git a/apps/screens.c b/apps/screens.c
index cb4e081ae8..d0ddab3597 100644
--- a/apps/screens.c
+++ b/apps/screens.c
@@ -879,11 +879,7 @@ void splash(int ticks,       /* how long the splash is displayed */
         int xx = (LCD_WIDTH-maxw)/2 - 2;
         /* The new graphics routines handle clipping, so no need to check */
 #if LCD_DEPTH > 1
-#ifdef HAVE_LCD_COLOR
-        lcd_set_background((struct rgb){LCD_MAX_RED-1, LCD_MAX_GREEN-1, LCD_MAX_BLUE-1});
-#else
-        lcd_set_background(LCD_MAX_LEVEL-1);
-#endif
+        lcd_set_background(LCD_WHITE);
 #endif
         lcd_set_drawmode(DRMODE_SOLID|DRMODE_INVERSEVID);
         lcd_fillrect(xx, y-2, maxw+4, LCD_HEIGHT-y*2+4);
@@ -931,11 +927,7 @@ void splash(int ticks,       /* how long the splash is displayed */
         next = strtok_r(NULL, " ", &store);
     }
 #if LCD_DEPTH > 1
-#ifdef HAVE_LCD_COLOR
-        lcd_set_background((struct rgb){LCD_MAX_RED-1, LCD_MAX_GREEN-1, LCD_MAX_BLUE-1});
-#else
-        lcd_set_background(LCD_MAX_LEVEL-1);
-#endif
+        lcd_set_background(LCD_WHITE);
 #endif
     lcd_update();