diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/konamigx.c b/src/mame/drivers/konamigx.c
index 1d5c9af3e35..1d897cfbefd 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/konamigx.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/konamigx.c
@@ -3652,6 +3652,13 @@ MACHINE_RESET_MEMBER(konamigx_state,konamigx)
 		m_maincpu->set_clock_scale(0.66f);
 		boothack_timer->adjust(attotime::from_seconds(10));
 	}
+
+	if (!strcmp(setname, "le2") ||
+		!strcmp(setname, "le2u")||
+		!strcmp(setname, "le2j"))
+		m_k055555->K055555_write_reg(K55_INPUT_ENABLES, 1); // it doesn't turn on the video output at first for the test screens, maybe it should default to ON for all games
+
+
 }
 
 struct GXGameInfoT
diff --git a/src/mame/video/konamigx.c b/src/mame/video/konamigx.c
index 543c82c9ebd..87163022752 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/konamigx.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/konamigx.c
@@ -1221,7 +1221,6 @@ VIDEO_START_MEMBER(konamigx_state, le2)
 	konamigx_mixer_primode(-1); // swapped layer B and C priorities?
 
 	gx_le2_textcolour_hack = 1; // force text layer to use the right palette
-	m_k055555->K055555_write_reg(K55_INPUT_ENABLES, 1); // it doesn't turn on the video output at first for the test screens, maybe it should default to ON?
 }
 
 VIDEO_START_MEMBER(konamigx_state, konamigx_6bpp)