diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/cninja.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/cninja.cpp
index 5b17da076f3..ee91c544f42 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/cninja.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/cninja.cpp
@@ -777,6 +777,8 @@ void cninja_state::cninja(machine_config &config)
 	irq.raster2_irq_callback().set_inputline(m_maincpu, 4);
 	irq.vblank_irq_callback().set_inputline(m_maincpu, 5);
 
+	MCFG_VIDEO_START_OVERRIDE(cninja_state,cninja)
+
 	/* video hardware */
 	SCREEN(config, m_screen, SCREEN_TYPE_RASTER);
 	m_screen->set_raw(XTAL(24'000'000) / 4, 376, 0, 256, 274, 8, 248);
@@ -957,6 +959,8 @@ void cninja_state::cninjabl(machine_config &config)
 	irq.raster2_irq_callback().set_inputline(m_maincpu, 4);
 	irq.vblank_irq_callback().set_inputline(m_maincpu, 5);
 
+	MCFG_VIDEO_START_OVERRIDE(cninja_state,cninja)
+
 	/* video hardware */
 	SCREEN(config, m_screen, SCREEN_TYPE_RASTER);
 	m_screen->set_raw(XTAL(24'000'000) / 4, 376, 0, 256, 274, 8, 248);