diff --git a/src/blitter/32bpp_sse_func.hpp b/src/blitter/32bpp_sse_func.hpp
index 4dc8d38ca4..cf03564960 100644
--- a/src/blitter/32bpp_sse_func.hpp
+++ b/src/blitter/32bpp_sse_func.hpp
@@ -412,8 +412,14 @@ bmcr_alpha_blend_single:
 
 			case BM_NORMAL_WITH_BRIGHTNESS:
 				for (uint x = (uint) effective_width / 2; x > 0; x--) {
+#if (SSE_VERSION >= 3)
 					__m128i srcABCD = _mm_loadl_epi64((const __m128i*) src);
 					srcABCD = AdjustBrightnessOfTwoPixels(srcABCD, bm_normal_brightness);
+#else
+					uint64 srcpx = AdjustBrightneSSE(src->data, DEFAULT_BRIGHTNESS + bp->brightness_adjust).data;
+					srcpx |= ((uint64)(AdjustBrightneSSE((src + 1)->data, DEFAULT_BRIGHTNESS + bp->brightness_adjust).data)) << 32;
+					__m128i srcABCD = _mm_cvtsi64_si128(srcpx);
+#endif
 					__m128i dstABCD = _mm_loadl_epi64((__m128i*) dst);
 					_mm_storel_epi64((__m128i*) dst, AlphaBlendTwoPixels(srcABCD, dstABCD, ALPHA_BLEND_PARAM_1, ALPHA_BLEND_PARAM_2));
 					src += 2;
@@ -421,8 +427,7 @@ bmcr_alpha_blend_single:
 				}
 
 				if ((bt_last == BT_NONE && effective_width & 1) || bt_last == BT_ODD) {
-					__m128i srcABCD = _mm_cvtsi32_si128(src->data);
-					srcABCD = AdjustBrightnessOfTwoPixels(srcABCD, bm_normal_brightness);
+					__m128i srcABCD = _mm_cvtsi32_si128(AdjustBrightneSSE(src->data, DEFAULT_BRIGHTNESS + bp->brightness_adjust).data);
 					__m128i dstABCD = _mm_cvtsi32_si128(dst->data);
 					dst->data = _mm_cvtsi128_si32(AlphaBlendTwoPixels(srcABCD, dstABCD, ALPHA_BLEND_PARAM_1, ALPHA_BLEND_PARAM_2));
 				}