diff --git a/src/mame/audio/meadows.c b/src/mame/audio/meadows.c
index 4a5ed0eaa07..f8ef6d6a151 100644
--- a/src/mame/audio/meadows.c
+++ b/src/mame/audio/meadows.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ SAMPLES_START( meadows_sh_start )
 {
 	meadows_state *state = device.machine().driver_data<meadows_state>();
 	state->m_0c00 = state->m_0c01 = state->m_0c02 = state->m_0c03 = 0;
-	state->m_dac = 0;
+	state->m_dac_data = 0;
 	state->m_dac_enable = 0;
 	state->m_channel = 0;
 	state->m_freq1 = state->m_freq2 = 1000;
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ void meadows_sh_update(running_machine &machine)
 		state->m_dac_enable = state->m_0c03 & ENABLE_DAC;
 
 		if (state->m_dac_enable)
-			machine.device<dac_device>("dac")->write_unsigned8(state->m_dac);
+			state->m_dac->write_unsigned8(state->m_dac_data);
 		else
-			machine.device<dac_device>("dac")->write_unsigned8(0);
+			state->m_dac->write_unsigned8(0);
 	}
 
 	state->m_latched_0c01 = state->m_0c01;
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ void meadows_sh_update(running_machine &machine)
 void meadows_sh_dac_w(running_machine &machine, int data)
 {
 	meadows_state *state = machine.driver_data<meadows_state>();
-	state->m_dac = data;
+	state->m_dac_data = data;
 	if (state->m_dac_enable)
-		machine.device<dac_device>("dac")->write_unsigned8(state->m_dac);
+		state->m_dac->write_unsigned8(state->m_dac_data);
 	else
-		machine.device<dac_device>("dac")->write_unsigned8(0);
+		state->m_dac->write_unsigned8(0);
 }
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/namcos1.c b/src/mame/drivers/namcos1.c
index 0e8452bb288..9d77ecbd67f 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/namcos1.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/namcos1.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ WRITE8_MEMBER(namcos1_state::namcos1_coin_w)
 static void namcos1_update_DACs(running_machine &machine)
 {
 	namcos1_state *state = machine.driver_data<namcos1_state>();
-	machine.device<dac_device>("dac")->write_signed16(0x8000 + (state->m_dac0_value * state->m_dac0_gain) + (state->m_dac1_value * state->m_dac1_gain));
+	state->m_dac->write_signed16(0x8000 + (state->m_dac0_value * state->m_dac0_gain) + (state->m_dac1_value * state->m_dac1_gain));
 }
 
 void namcos1_init_DACs(running_machine &machine)
diff --git a/src/mame/includes/meadows.h b/src/mame/includes/meadows.h
index fb45ae515c2..50ea36403d5 100644
--- a/src/mame/includes/meadows.h
+++ b/src/mame/includes/meadows.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     Meadows S2650 hardware
 
 *************************************************************************/
-
+#include "sound/dac.h"
 #include "sound/samples.h"
 
 class meadows_state : public driver_device
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ public:
 		: driver_device(mconfig, type, tag),
 		m_spriteram(*this, "spriteram"),
 		m_videoram(*this, "videoram"),
-		m_maincpu(*this, "maincpu") { }
+		m_maincpu(*this, "maincpu"),
+		m_dac(*this, "dac")	{ }
 
 	optional_shared_ptr<UINT8> m_spriteram;
 	required_shared_ptr<UINT8> m_videoram;
-	UINT8 m_dac;
+	UINT8 m_dac_data;
 	int m_dac_enable;
 	int m_channel;
 	int m_freq1;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ public:
 	INTERRUPT_GEN_MEMBER(audio_interrupt);
 	void draw_sprites(bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &clip);
 	required_device<cpu_device> m_maincpu;
+	optional_device<dac_device> m_dac;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/mame/includes/namcos1.h b/src/mame/includes/namcos1.h
index 0ce13a74681..0add239d67f 100644
--- a/src/mame/includes/namcos1.h
+++ b/src/mame/includes/namcos1.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "sound/dac.h"
 #define NAMCOS1_MAX_BANK 0x400
 
 /* Bank handler definitions */
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ public:
 		m_maincpu(*this, "maincpu"),
 		m_audiocpu(*this, "audiocpu"),
 		m_subcpu(*this, "sub"),
-		m_mcu(*this, "mcu") { }
+		m_mcu(*this, "mcu"),
+		m_dac(*this, "dac") { }
 
 	int m_dac0_value;
 	int m_dac1_value;
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ public:
 	required_device<cpu_device> m_audiocpu;
 	required_device<cpu_device> m_subcpu;
 	required_device<cpu_device> m_mcu;
+	required_device<dac_device> m_dac;
 };
 
 /*----------- defined in drivers/namcos1.c -----------*/