diff --git a/sp/src/game/client/clientshadowmgr.cpp b/sp/src/game/client/clientshadowmgr.cpp
index f6e78e18..c8e71c5e 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/client/clientshadowmgr.cpp
+++ b/sp/src/game/client/clientshadowmgr.cpp
@@ -1468,7 +1468,8 @@ void CClientShadowMgr::InitDepthTextureShadows()
 		m_DummyColorTexture.InitRenderTargetSurface( r_flashlightdepthres.GetInt(), r_flashlightdepthres.GetInt(), IMAGE_FORMAT_BGR565, true );
 #else
 #if defined(MAPBASE) //&& !defined(ASW_PROJECTED_TEXTURES)
-		m_DummyColorTexture.InitRenderTarget( m_nDepthTextureResolution, m_nDepthTextureResolution, RT_SIZE_OFFSCREEN, nullFormat, MATERIAL_RT_DEPTH_NONE, false, "_rt_ShadowDummy" );
+		// SAUL: we want to create a render target of specific size, so use RT_SIZE_NO_CHANGE
+		m_DummyColorTexture.InitRenderTarget( m_nDepthTextureResolution, m_nDepthTextureResolution, RT_SIZE_NO_CHANGE, nullFormat, MATERIAL_RT_DEPTH_NONE, false, "_rt_ShadowDummy" );
 #else
 		m_DummyColorTexture.InitRenderTarget( r_flashlightdepthres.GetInt(), r_flashlightdepthres.GetInt(), RT_SIZE_OFFSCREEN, nullFormat, MATERIAL_RT_DEPTH_NONE, false, "_rt_ShadowDummy" );
 #endif