diff --git a/components/nif/controller.cpp b/components/nif/controller.cpp
index c900f90282..ee219fe5b5 100644
--- a/components/nif/controller.cpp
+++ b/components/nif/controller.cpp
@@ -224,15 +224,12 @@ namespace Nif
     void NiMaterialColorController::read(NIFStream* nif)
     {
         NiPoint3InterpController::read(nif);
-        // Two bits that correspond to the controlled material color.
-        // 00: Ambient
-        // 01: Diffuse
-        // 10: Specular
-        // 11: Emissive
+
         if (nif->getVersion() >= NIFStream::generateVersion(10, 1, 0, 0))
-            mTargetColor = nif->getUShort() & 3;
+            mTargetColor = static_cast<TargetColor>(nif->get<uint16_t>() & 3);
         else
-            mTargetColor = (flags >> 4) & 3;
+            mTargetColor = static_cast<TargetColor>((flags >> 4) & 3);
+
         if (nif->getVersion() <= NIFStream::generateVersion(10, 1, 0, 103))
             mData.read(nif);
     }
@@ -240,6 +237,7 @@ namespace Nif
     void NiMaterialColorController::post(Reader& nif)
     {
         NiPoint3InterpController::post(nif);
+
         mData.post(nif);
     }
 
diff --git a/components/nif/controller.hpp b/components/nif/controller.hpp
index e21b04bb72..4b46840d4a 100644
--- a/components/nif/controller.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/controller.hpp
@@ -157,8 +157,16 @@ namespace Nif
 
     struct NiMaterialColorController : public NiPoint3InterpController
     {
+        enum class TargetColor
+        {
+            Ambient = 0,
+            Diffuse = 1,
+            Specular = 2,
+            Emissive = 3,
+        };
+
         NiPosDataPtr mData;
-        unsigned int mTargetColor;
+        TargetColor mTargetColor;
 
         void read(NIFStream* nif) override;
         void post(Reader& nif) override;
diff --git a/components/nifosg/controller.cpp b/components/nifosg/controller.cpp
index 20a3ee92e4..8e9efba8a9 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/controller.cpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/controller.cpp
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
 
     MaterialColorController::MaterialColorController(
         const Nif::NiMaterialColorController* ctrl, const osg::Material* baseMaterial)
-        : mTargetColor(static_cast<MaterialColorController::TargetColor>(ctrl->mTargetColor))
+        : mTargetColor(ctrl->mTargetColor)
         , mBaseMaterial(baseMaterial)
     {
         if (!ctrl->mInterpolator.empty())
@@ -477,30 +477,31 @@ namespace NifOsg
         {
             osg::Vec3f value = mData.interpKey(getInputValue(nv));
             osg::Material* mat = static_cast<osg::Material*>(stateset->getAttribute(osg::StateAttribute::MATERIAL));
+            using TargetColor = Nif::NiMaterialColorController::TargetColor;
             switch (mTargetColor)
             {
-                case Diffuse:
+                case TargetColor::Diffuse:
                 {
                     osg::Vec4f diffuse = mat->getDiffuse(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK);
                     diffuse.set(value.x(), value.y(), value.z(), diffuse.a());
                     mat->setDiffuse(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK, diffuse);
                     break;
                 }
-                case Specular:
+                case TargetColor::Specular:
                 {
                     osg::Vec4f specular = mat->getSpecular(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK);
                     specular.set(value.x(), value.y(), value.z(), specular.a());
                     mat->setSpecular(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK, specular);
                     break;
                 }
-                case Emissive:
+                case TargetColor::Emissive:
                 {
                     osg::Vec4f emissive = mat->getEmission(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK);
                     emissive.set(value.x(), value.y(), value.z(), emissive.a());
                     mat->setEmission(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK, emissive);
                     break;
                 }
-                case Ambient:
+                case TargetColor::Ambient:
                 default:
                 {
                     osg::Vec4f ambient = mat->getAmbient(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK);
diff --git a/components/nifosg/controller.hpp b/components/nifosg/controller.hpp
index 90e87366e1..1025f1988e 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/controller.hpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/controller.hpp
@@ -336,13 +336,6 @@ namespace NifOsg
     class MaterialColorController : public SceneUtil::StateSetUpdater, public SceneUtil::Controller
     {
     public:
-        enum TargetColor
-        {
-            Ambient = 0,
-            Diffuse = 1,
-            Specular = 2,
-            Emissive = 3
-        };
         MaterialColorController(const Nif::NiMaterialColorController* ctrl, const osg::Material* baseMaterial);
         MaterialColorController();
         MaterialColorController(const MaterialColorController& copy, const osg::CopyOp& copyop);
@@ -355,7 +348,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
 
     private:
         Vec3Interpolator mData;
-        TargetColor mTargetColor = Ambient;
+        Nif::NiMaterialColorController::TargetColor mTargetColor;
         osg::ref_ptr<const osg::Material> mBaseMaterial;
     };
 
diff --git a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
index 9683de9a23..8a4a62b017 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
@@ -988,18 +988,17 @@ namespace NifOsg
                 {
                     const Nif::NiMaterialColorController* matctrl
                         = static_cast<const Nif::NiMaterialColorController*>(ctrl.getPtr());
-                    if (matctrl->mData.empty() && matctrl->mInterpolator.empty())
+                    Nif::NiInterpolatorPtr interp = matctrl->mInterpolator;
+                    if (matctrl->mData.empty() && interp.empty())
                         continue;
-                    auto targetColor = static_cast<MaterialColorController::TargetColor>(matctrl->mTargetColor);
                     if (mVersion <= Nif::NIFFile::VER_MW
-                        && targetColor == MaterialColorController::TargetColor::Specular)
+                        && matctrl->mTargetColor == Nif::NiMaterialColorController::TargetColor::Specular)
                         continue;
-                    if (!matctrl->mInterpolator.empty()
-                        && matctrl->mInterpolator->recType != Nif::RC_NiPoint3Interpolator)
+                    if (!interp.empty() && interp->recType != Nif::RC_NiPoint3Interpolator)
                     {
                         Log(Debug::Error)
                             << "Unsupported interpolator type for NiMaterialColorController " << matctrl->recIndex
-                            << " in " << mFilename << ": " << matctrl->mInterpolator->recName;
+                            << " in " << mFilename << ": " << interp->recName;
                         continue;
                     }
                     osg::ref_ptr<MaterialColorController> osgctrl = new MaterialColorController(matctrl, baseMaterial);