diff --git a/src/core/config.h b/src/core/config.h
index 105454fa..1d7e760a 100644
--- a/src/core/config.h
+++ b/src/core/config.h
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ enum Config {
 #else
 #define AUDIO_OAL
 #endif
+#ifdef DEBUGMENU
+#define RELOADABLES			// some debug menu options to reload TXD files
+#endif
 
 // Particle
 //#define PC_PARTICLE
diff --git a/src/core/re3.cpp b/src/core/re3.cpp
index 7f69e0f1..c7fade52 100644
--- a/src/core/re3.cpp
+++ b/src/core/re3.cpp
@@ -385,10 +385,12 @@ DebugMenuPopulate(void)
 		DebugMenuAddCmd("Debug", "Start Credits", CCredits::Start);
 		DebugMenuAddCmd("Debug", "Stop Credits", CCredits::Stop);
 
+#ifdef RELOADABLES
 		DebugMenuAddCmd("Reload", "HUD.TXD", CHud::ReloadTXD);
 		DebugMenuAddCmd("Reload", "FONTS.TXD", NULL);
 		DebugMenuAddCmd("Reload", "FRONTEN1.TXD", NULL);
 		DebugMenuAddCmd("Reload", "FRONTEN2.TXD", NULL);
+#endif
 
 		extern bool PrintDebugCode;
 		extern int16 DebugCamMode;
diff --git a/src/render/Hud.cpp b/src/render/Hud.cpp
index a2eed48b..4e12ceb5 100644
--- a/src/render/Hud.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Hud.cpp
@@ -1476,6 +1476,7 @@ void CHud::GetRidOfAllHudMessages()
 	}
 }
 
+#ifdef RELOADABLES
 void CHud::ReloadTXD()
 {
 	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_HUD_SPRITES; ++i) {
@@ -1497,6 +1498,7 @@ void CHud::ReloadTXD()
 		Sprites[i].SetTexture(WeaponFilenames[i].name, WeaponFilenames[i].mask);
 	}
 }
+#endif
 
 void CHud::Initialise()
 {
diff --git a/src/render/Hud.h b/src/render/Hud.h
index 3f4b218e..9d2c5f8b 100644
--- a/src/render/Hud.h
+++ b/src/render/Hud.h
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ public:
 	static void Draw();
 	static void DrawAfterFade();
 	static void GetRidOfAllHudMessages();
+#ifdef RELOADABLES
 	static void ReloadTXD();
+#endif
 	static void Initialise();
 	static void ReInitialise();
 	static void SetBigMessage(wchar *message, int16 style);