diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/MessageStream/CommandXlat.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/MessageStream/CommandXlat.cpp
index e76839a56b..fd5f717b72 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/MessageStream/CommandXlat.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/MessageStream/CommandXlat.cpp
@@ -4672,7 +4672,8 @@ GameMessageDisposition CommandTranslator::translateGameMessage(const GameMessage
 		//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 		case GameMessage::MSG_NO_DRAW:
 		{
-			TheWritableGlobalData->m_noDraw = REAL_TO_INT(pow(2, 32) - 1);
+			const Bool isZero = TheGlobalData->m_noDraw == 0u;
+			TheWritableGlobalData->m_noDraw = isZero ? ~0u : 0u;
 			disp = DESTROY_MESSAGE;
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/MessageStream/CommandXlat.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/MessageStream/CommandXlat.cpp
index e4c9f655da..a6f96ca201 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/MessageStream/CommandXlat.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/MessageStream/CommandXlat.cpp
@@ -5088,7 +5088,8 @@ GameMessageDisposition CommandTranslator::translateGameMessage(const GameMessage
 		//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 		case GameMessage::MSG_NO_DRAW:
 		{
-			TheWritableGlobalData->m_noDraw = REAL_TO_INT(pow(2, 32) - 1);
+			const Bool isZero = TheGlobalData->m_noDraw == 0u;
+			TheWritableGlobalData->m_noDraw = isZero ? ~0u : 0u;
 			disp = DESTROY_MESSAGE;
 			break;
 		}