diff --git a/engines/zvision/animation/meta_animation.cpp b/engines/zvision/animation/meta_animation.cpp
index 38f56699bbd9..1ea6df648172 100644
--- a/engines/zvision/animation/meta_animation.cpp
+++ b/engines/zvision/animation/meta_animation.cpp
@@ -40,14 +40,16 @@ namespace ZVision {
 MetaAnimation::MetaAnimation(const Common::String &fileName, ZVision *engine)
 	: _fileType(RLF),
 	  _cur_frame(NULL) {
-	if (fileName.hasSuffix(".rlf")) {
+	Common::String tmpFileName = fileName;
+	tmpFileName.toLowercase();
+	if (tmpFileName.hasSuffix(".rlf")) {
 		_fileType = RLF;
-		Common::File *_file = engine->getSearchManager()->openFile(fileName);
+		Common::File *_file = engine->getSearchManager()->openFile(tmpFileName);
 		_animation.rlf = new RlfAnimation(_file, false);
 		_frmDelay = _animation.rlf->frameTime();
-	} else if (fileName.hasSuffix(".avi")) {
+	} else if (tmpFileName.hasSuffix(".avi")) {
 		_fileType = AVI;
-		Common::File *_file = engine->getSearchManager()->openFile(fileName);
+		Common::File *_file = engine->getSearchManager()->openFile(tmpFileName);
 		_animation.avi = new ZorkAVIDecoder();
 		_animation.avi->loadStream(_file);
 		_frmDelay = 1000.0 / _animation.avi->getDuration().framerate();
diff --git a/engines/zvision/scripting/controls/hotmov_control.cpp b/engines/zvision/scripting/controls/hotmov_control.cpp
index 1e1886e1a881..8ffc3392be44 100644
--- a/engines/zvision/scripting/controls/hotmov_control.cpp
+++ b/engines/zvision/scripting/controls/hotmov_control.cpp
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ HotMovControl::HotMovControl(ZVision *engine, uint32 key, Common::SeekableReadSt
 			char filename[64];
 			sscanf(values.c_str(), "%s", filename);
 			values = Common::String(filename);
-			if (values.hasSuffix(".avi") || values.hasSuffix(".rlf"))
-				_animation = new MetaAnimation(values, _engine);
+			_animation = new MetaAnimation(values, _engine);
 		} else if (param.matchString("venus_id", true)) {
 			_venus_id = atoi(values.c_str());
 		}
diff --git a/engines/zvision/scripting/controls/lever_control.cpp b/engines/zvision/scripting/controls/lever_control.cpp
index 87fbb433dd34..80720794359d 100644
--- a/engines/zvision/scripting/controls/lever_control.cpp
+++ b/engines/zvision/scripting/controls/lever_control.cpp
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ void LeverControl::parseLevFile(const Common::String &fileName) {
 
 			Common::String animationFileName(fileNameBuffer);
 
-			if (animationFileName.hasSuffix(".avi") || animationFileName.hasSuffix(".rlf"))
-				_animation = new MetaAnimation(animationFileName, _engine);
+			_animation = new MetaAnimation(animationFileName, _engine);
 
 		} else if (line.matchString("*skipcolor*", true)) {
 			// Not used
diff --git a/engines/zvision/scripting/controls/safe_control.cpp b/engines/zvision/scripting/controls/safe_control.cpp
index a6be20bce814..d5eff095020b 100644
--- a/engines/zvision/scripting/controls/safe_control.cpp
+++ b/engines/zvision/scripting/controls/safe_control.cpp
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ SafeControl::SafeControl(ZVision *engine, uint32 key, Common::SeekableReadStream
 
 	while (!stream.eos() && !line.contains('}')) {
 		if (param.matchString("animation", true)) {
-			if (values.hasSuffix(".avi") || values.hasSuffix(".rlf"))
-				_animation = new MetaAnimation(values, _engine);
+			_animation = new MetaAnimation(values, _engine);
 		} else if (param.matchString("rectangle", true)) {
 			int x;
 			int y;
diff --git a/engines/zvision/scripting/sidefx/animation_node.cpp b/engines/zvision/scripting/sidefx/animation_node.cpp
index 4a606adc9e98..bd9c543d52ea 100644
--- a/engines/zvision/scripting/sidefx/animation_node.cpp
+++ b/engines/zvision/scripting/sidefx/animation_node.cpp
@@ -40,12 +40,8 @@ AnimationNode::AnimationNode(ZVision *engine, uint32 controlKey, const Common::S
 	  _mask(mask),
 	  _animation(NULL) {
 
-	if (fileName.hasSuffix(".rlf") || fileName.hasSuffix(".avi")) {
-		_animation = new MetaAnimation(fileName, engine);
-		_frmDelay = _animation->frameTime();
-	} else {
-		warning("Unrecognized animation file type: %s", fileName.c_str());
-	}
+	_animation = new MetaAnimation(fileName, engine);
+	_frmDelay = _animation->frameTime();
 
 	if (frate > 0)
 		_frmDelay = 1000.0 / frate;