diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py b/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
index 23b1554ecd..a76645c997 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
@@ -2512,6 +2512,8 @@ class ShowBase(DirectObject.DirectObject):
         rig.reparentTo(camera)
         self.graphicsEngine.openWindows()
         self.graphicsEngine.renderFrame()
+        self.graphicsEngine.renderFrame()
+        self.graphicsEngine.syncFrame()
 
         tex = buffer.getTexture()
         saved = self.screenshot(namePrefix = namePrefix,
@@ -2602,6 +2604,7 @@ class ShowBase(DirectObject.DirectObject):
 
         # One more frame for luck.
         self.graphicsEngine.renderFrame()
+        self.graphicsEngine.syncFrame()
 
         saved = self.screenshot(namePrefix = namePrefix,
                                 defaultFilename = defaultFilename,
diff --git a/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.I b/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.I
index 636a80864c..b01aa417ec 100644
--- a/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.I
+++ b/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.I
@@ -624,10 +624,10 @@ INLINE void CLP(GraphicsStateGuardian)::
 set_color_write_mask(int mask) {
   if (gl_color_mask && _active_color_write_mask != mask) {
     _active_color_write_mask = mask;
-    glColorMask((_color_write_mask & ColorWriteAttrib::C_red) != 0,
-                (_color_write_mask & ColorWriteAttrib::C_green) != 0,
-                (_color_write_mask & ColorWriteAttrib::C_blue) != 0,
-                (_color_write_mask & ColorWriteAttrib::C_alpha) != 0);
+    glColorMask((mask & ColorWriteAttrib::C_red) != 0,
+                (mask & ColorWriteAttrib::C_green) != 0,
+                (mask & ColorWriteAttrib::C_blue) != 0,
+                (mask & ColorWriteAttrib::C_alpha) != 0);
   }
 }