diff --git a/src/mame/machine/seicop.c b/src/mame/machine/seicop.c
index 346ed0a35f5..d901601d66e 100644
--- a/src/mame/machine/seicop.c
+++ b/src/mame/machine/seicop.c
@@ -2012,9 +2012,10 @@ static UINT8 cop_calculate_collsion_detection(running_machine *machine)
 	if(cop_collision_info[0].max_y >= cop_collision_info[1].min_y && cop_collision_info[0].min_y <= cop_collision_info[1].max_y)
 		res &= ~2;
 
-	/* TODO: Legionnaire does collision detection via the other two regs ... */
-	cop_hit_val_x = cop_collision_info[0].max_x - cop_collision_info[1].min_x;
-	cop_hit_val_y = cop_collision_info[0].max_y - cop_collision_info[1].min_y;
+	/* TODO: Legionnaire does collision detection via the other two regs,
+	         for now just implement a version that allows the player to spam flying kicks and hit everything else on the screen ;-) */
+	cop_hit_val_x = (res & 1) ? cop_collision_info[0].max_x - cop_collision_info[1].min_x : 0;
+	cop_hit_val_y = (res & 2) ? cop_collision_info[0].max_y - cop_collision_info[1].min_y : 0;
 
 	//if(res == 0)
 	//	printf("0:%08x %08x 1:%08x %08x\n",cop_collision_info[0].min_x,cop_collision_info[0].min_y,cop_collision_info[1].min_x,cop_collision_info[1].min_y);