diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/chinagat.c b/src/mame/drivers/chinagat.c
index d9e00e7d225..e2be45bd2a1 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/chinagat.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/chinagat.c
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ static DRIVER_INIT( chinagat )
 
 
 /*   ( YEAR  NAME      PARENT    MACHINE   INPUT     INIT    MONITOR COMPANY    FULLNAME     FLAGS ) */
-GAME( 1988, chinagat,   0,        chinagat,   chinagat, chinagat, ROT0, "Technos Japan (Taito / Romstar license)", "China Gate (US)", GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
+GAME( 1988, chinagat,   0,        chinagat,   chinagat, chinagat, ROT0, "Technos Japan (Taito / Romstar license)", "China Gate (US)", GAME_IMPERFECT_GRAPHICS | GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
 GAME( 1988, saiyugou,   chinagat, chinagat,   chinagat, chinagat, ROT0, "Technos Japan", "Sai Yu Gou Ma Roku (Japan)", GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
 GAME( 1988, saiyugoub1, chinagat, saiyugoub1, chinagat, chinagat, ROT0, "bootleg", "Sai Yu Gou Ma Roku (Japan bootleg 1)", GAME_IMPERFECT_SOUND | GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
 GAME( 1988, saiyugoub2, chinagat, saiyugoub2, chinagat, chinagat, ROT0, "bootleg", "Sai Yu Gou Ma Roku (Japan bootleg 2)", GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )