diff --git a/allegro_schrift.c b/allegro_schrift.c
index 0e787fc..1f85c39 100644
--- a/allegro_schrift.c
+++ b/allegro_schrift.c
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@
 
 ALLEGRO_DEBUG_CHANNEL("font")
 #define CANI_ALLEGRO_SCHRIFT_VER 1
-#define delimit_color al_map_rgba(0, 0, 255, 255)
+#define delimit_red   0
+#define delimit_green 0
+#define delimit_blue  255
+#define delimit_alpha 255
+#define delimit_color al_map_rgba(delimit_red, delimit_green, delimit_blue, delimit_alpha)
 
 /* globals */
 static bool ttf_inited;
@@ -180,7 +184,12 @@ ALLEGRO_FONT *al_load_ttf_font_f(ALLEGRO_FILE *file,
 		unsigned int pixiw = 0, pixih = 0, pixi = 0;
 		while (pixi < gtexh * gtexw) {
 			uint32_t* pixel = (uint32_t*)((uint8_t*)glock->data + (glock->pitch * (signed)pixih)) + pixiw;
-			if (*pixel == 0xFFFF0000) *pixel = 0xFF000000;
+			constexpr uint32_t delimiter =
+				delimit_alpha << 24
+			|	delimit_blue  << 16
+			|	delimit_green <<  8
+			|	delimit_red;
+			if (*pixel == delimiter) *pixel = 0xFF000000;
 			else *pixel = (*pixel & 0xffu) * 0x01010101u;
 			pixi++;
 			if (++pixiw >= gtexw) {