diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/namcos22.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/namcos22.cpp
index 5341791d58f..9fdb6eeeed2 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/namcos22.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/namcos22.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
  * - alpha blended sprite/poly with priority over alpha blended text doesn't work right (see dirtdash countdown when you start at jungle level)
  * - ss22 poly translucency is probably more limited than currently emulated, not supporting stacked layers
  * - there's a sprite limit per scanline, eg. timecris submarine explosion smoke partially erases sprites on real hardware
- * - cybrcomm arrows(black part) should be below textlayer when a messagebox pops up
  * - cybrcycc speed dial needle is missing
  * - global offset is wrong in non-super22 servicemode video test, and above that, it flickers in acedrvrw, victlapw
  * - dirtdash polys are broken at the start section of the mountain level, maybe bad rom?
diff --git a/src/mame/video/namcos22.cpp b/src/mame/video/namcos22.cpp
index ef5a609be03..834c59bc149 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/namcos22.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/video/namcos22.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void namcos22_renderer::renderscanline_uvi_full(int32_t scanline, const extent_t
 			}
 
 			dest[x] = rgb.to_rgba();
-			primap[x] |= prioverchar;
+			primap[x] = (primap[x] & ~1) | prioverchar;
 
 			u += du;
 			v += dv;
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ void namcos22_renderer::renderscanline_uvi_full(int32_t scanline, const extent_t
 			rgb.scale_imm_and_clamp(shade << 2);
 
 			dest[x] = rgb.to_rgba();
-			primap[x] |= prioverchar;
+			primap[x] = (primap[x] & ~1) | prioverchar;
 
 			u += du;
 			v += dv;
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void namcos22_renderer::renderscanline_sprite(int32_t scanline, const extent_t &
 			}
 
 			dest[x] = rgb.to_rgba();
-			primap[x] |= prioverchar;
+			primap[x] = (primap[x] & ~1) | prioverchar;
 		}
 		x_index += dx;
 	}