diff --git a/src/earlyarg.c b/src/earlyarg.c
index e7a09887a..352a9cf46 100755
--- a/src/earlyarg.c
+++ b/src/earlyarg.c
@@ -182,6 +182,11 @@ early_options(int *argc_p, char ***argv_p, char **hackdir_p)
     char **argv, *arg, *origarg;
     int argc, oldargc, ndx = 0, consumed = 0;
 
+#ifdef ENHANCED_SYMBOLS
+    if (argcheck(*argc_p, *argv_p, ARG_DUMPGLYPHIDS) == 2)
+        opt_terminate();
+#endif
+
     config_error_init(FALSE, "command line", FALSE);
 
     /* treat "nethack ?" as a request for usage info; due to shell
diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index 55a4ad0bc..69283567e 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -7368,7 +7368,7 @@ initoptions_finish(void)
 #ifdef ENHANCED_SYMBOLS
     if (glyphid_cache_status())
         free_glyphid_cache();
-    apply_customizations(gc.currentgraphics, do_custom_symbols);
+    apply_customizations(gc.currentgraphics, do_custom_symbols | do_custom_colors);
 #endif
     go.opt_initial = FALSE;
     return;
diff --git a/src/symbols.c b/src/symbols.c
index 7c32af3e3..0d60df7b2 100644
--- a/src/symbols.c
+++ b/src/symbols.c
@@ -638,14 +638,14 @@ parse_sym_line(char *buf, int which_set)
 #ifdef ENHANCED_SYMBOLS
             } else {
                 if (gc.chosen_symset_start) {
-                    glyphrep_to_custom_map_entries(buf, &glyph);
+                    (void) glyphrep_to_custom_map_entries(buf, &glyph);
                 }
 #endif
             }
         }
     } else if (gc.chosen_symset_start) {
         /* glyph, not symbol */
-        glyphrep_to_custom_map_entries(buf, &glyph);
+        (void) glyphrep_to_custom_map_entries(buf, &glyph);
     }
 #ifndef ENHANCED_SYMBOLS
     nhUse(glyph);
diff --git a/sys/unix/unixmain.c b/sys/unix/unixmain.c
index 65a5401c4..ad2cef7de 100644
--- a/sys/unix/unixmain.c
+++ b/sys/unix/unixmain.c
@@ -123,10 +123,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
         dir = nh_getenv("HACKDIR");
 #endif /* CHDIR */
     program_state.early_options = 1;
-#ifdef ENHANCED_SYMBOLS
-    if (argcheck(argc, argv, ARG_DUMPGLYPHIDS) == 2)
-        exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
-#endif
     /* handle -dalthackdir, -s <score stuff>, --version, --showpaths */
     early_options(&argc, &argv, &dir);
     program_state.early_options = 0;
diff --git a/sys/windows/windmain.c b/sys/windows/windmain.c
index e15f9a882..99567f9d2 100644
--- a/sys/windows/windmain.c
+++ b/sys/windows/windmain.c
@@ -167,12 +167,6 @@ MAIN(int argc, char *argv[])
     /* setting iflags.colorcount has to be after early_init()
      * because it zeros out all of iflags */
     hwnd = GetDesktopWindow();
-    hdc = GetDC(hwnd);
-    if (hdc) {
-        bpp = GetDeviceCaps(hdc, BITSPIXEL);
-        iflags.colorcount = (bpp >= 16) ? 16777216 : (bpp >= 8) ? 256 : 16;
-        ReleaseDC(hwnd, hdc);
-    }
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -201,6 +195,15 @@ _CrtSetReportFile(_CRT_ASSERT, _CRTDBG_FILE_STDERR);*/
 #ifndef MSWIN_GRAPHICS
     early_init(argc, argv); /* already in WinMain for MSWIN_GRAPHICS */
 #endif
+
+    /* this must be done after early_init() because early_init()
+       sets iflags to zero */
+    hdc = GetDC(hwnd);
+    if (hdc) {
+        bpp = GetDeviceCaps(hdc, BITSPIXEL);
+        iflags.colorcount = (bpp >= 16) ? 16777216 : (bpp >= 8) ? 256 : 16;
+        ReleaseDC(hwnd, hdc);
+    }
     gh.hname = "NetHack"; /* used for syntax messages */
     set_default_prefix_locations(
         argv[0]); /* must be re-done after initoptions_init()