diff --git a/lib/tty/color-internal.c b/lib/tty/color-internal.c
index f4478aed6..bebffc848 100644
--- a/lib/tty/color-internal.c
+++ b/lib/tty/color-internal.c
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ gboolean mc_tty_color_disable;
 
 /*** file scope macro definitions ****************************************************************/
 
+#define COLOR_INTENSITY 8
+
 /*** file scope type declarations ****************************************************************/
 
 typedef struct mc_tty_color_table_struct
@@ -50,21 +52,21 @@ typedef struct mc_tty_color_table_struct
 
 mc_tty_color_table_t const color_table[] = {
     {"black", COLOR_BLACK},
-    {"gray", COLOR_BLACK + 8},
+    {"gray", COLOR_BLACK + COLOR_INTENSITY},
     {"red", COLOR_RED},
-    {"brightred", COLOR_RED + 8},
+    {"brightred", COLOR_RED + COLOR_INTENSITY},
     {"green", COLOR_GREEN},
-    {"brightgreen", COLOR_GREEN + 8},
+    {"brightgreen", COLOR_GREEN + COLOR_INTENSITY},
     {"brown", COLOR_YELLOW},
-    {"yellow", COLOR_YELLOW + 8},
+    {"yellow", COLOR_YELLOW + COLOR_INTENSITY},
     {"blue", COLOR_BLUE},
-    {"brightblue", COLOR_BLUE + 8},
+    {"brightblue", COLOR_BLUE + COLOR_INTENSITY},
     {"magenta", COLOR_MAGENTA},
-    {"brightmagenta", COLOR_MAGENTA + 8},
+    {"brightmagenta", COLOR_MAGENTA + COLOR_INTENSITY},
     {"cyan", COLOR_CYAN},
-    {"brightcyan", COLOR_CYAN + 8},
+    {"brightcyan", COLOR_CYAN + COLOR_INTENSITY},
     {"lightgray", COLOR_WHITE},
-    {"white", COLOR_WHITE + 8},
+    {"white", COLOR_WHITE + COLOR_INTENSITY},
     {"default", -1},            /* default color of the terminal */
     /* special colors */
     {"A_REVERSE", SPEC_A_REVERSE},
diff --git a/lib/tty/color-slang.c b/lib/tty/color-slang.c
index b2f9d1731..180d872fe 100644
--- a/lib/tty/color-slang.c
+++ b/lib/tty/color-slang.c
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ tty_color_try_alloc_pair_lib (tty_color_pair_t * mc_color_pair)
     }
     else
     {
-        fg = tty_color_get_name_by_index(mc_color_pair->ifg);
-        bg = tty_color_get_name_by_index(mc_color_pair->ibg);
+        fg = tty_color_get_name_by_index (mc_color_pair->ifg);
+        bg = tty_color_get_name_by_index (mc_color_pair->ibg);
         SLtt_set_color (mc_color_pair->pair_index, (char *) "", (char *) fg, (char *) bg);
         SLtt_add_color_attribute (mc_color_pair->pair_index, mc_color_pair->attr);
     }
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ tty_set_normal_attrs (void)
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 gboolean
-tty_use_256colors(void)
+tty_use_256colors (void)
 {
     return (SLtt_Use_Ansi_Colors && SLtt_tgetnum ((char *) "Co") == 256);
 }
diff --git a/lib/tty/tty-slang.c b/lib/tty/tty-slang.c
index 5dd48e9fe..45fa403e9 100644
--- a/lib/tty/tty-slang.c
+++ b/lib/tty/tty-slang.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
 #include "tty-internal.h"       /* slow_tty */
 #include "tty.h"
+#include "color.h"
 #include "color-slang.h"
 #include "color-internal.h"
 #include "mouse.h"              /* Gpm_Event is required in key.h */