diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index fe748b3a8..33a23dfa1 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1998-05-15  Miguel de Icaza  <miguel@nuclecu.unam.mx>
+
+	* color.c (init_colors): Provide X-only version of color
+	initialization. 
+
 Thu May 14 01:56:11 1998  Norbert Warmuth  <k3190@fh-sw.de>
 
 	* configure.in: Don't add -lintl to LIBS when included gettext is
diff --git a/src/color.c b/src/color.c
index 4fa3312ce..58341d737 100644
--- a/src/color.c
+++ b/src/color.c
@@ -234,6 +234,29 @@ static void configure_colors (void)
 int attr_pairs [MAX_PAIRS];
 #endif
 
+static void
+load_dialog_colors (void)
+{
+    dialog_colors [0] = COLOR_NORMAL;
+    dialog_colors [1] = COLOR_FOCUS;
+    dialog_colors [2] = COLOR_HOT_NORMAL;
+    dialog_colors [3] = COLOR_HOT_FOCUS;
+}
+
+#ifdef HAVE_X
+void
+init_colors (void)
+{
+	int i;
+	
+	use_colors = 1;
+	start_color ();
+	configure_colors ();
+	for (i = 0; i < ELEMENTS (color_map); i++)
+	    init_pair (i+1, color_map_fg(i), color_map_bg(i));
+	load_dialog_colors ();
+}
+#else
 void init_colors (void)
 {
     int i;
@@ -283,12 +306,9 @@ void init_colors (void)
 #endif
 	}
     }
-
-    dialog_colors [0] = COLOR_NORMAL;
-    dialog_colors [1] = COLOR_FOCUS;
-    dialog_colors [2] = COLOR_HOT_NORMAL;
-    dialog_colors [3] = COLOR_HOT_FOCUS;
+    load_dialog_colors ();
 }
+#endif
 
 void toggle_color_mode (void)
 {