diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/midzeus.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/midzeus.cpp
index 978ff701361..5fdd0e4594b 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/midzeus.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/midzeus.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ private:
 
 MACHINE_START_MEMBER(midzeus_state,midzeus)
 {
+	m_digits.resolve();
+
 	timer[0] = machine().scheduler().timer_alloc(timer_expired_delegate());
 	timer[1] = machine().scheduler().timer_alloc(timer_expired_delegate());
 
@@ -435,7 +437,7 @@ WRITE32_MEMBER(midzeus_state::crusnexo_leds_w)
 			/* selection bits 4-6 select the 3 7-segment LEDs */
 			for (bit = 4; bit < 7; bit++)
 				if ((crusnexo_leds_select & (1 << bit)) == 0)
-					output().set_digit_value(bit, ~data & 0xff);
+					m_digits[bit] = ~data & 0xff;
 
 			/* selection bits 0-2 select the tachometer LEDs */
 			for (bit = 0; bit < 3; bit++)
diff --git a/src/mame/includes/midzeus.h b/src/mame/includes/midzeus.h
index 4411e30f0a9..9897109340a 100644
--- a/src/mame/includes/midzeus.h
+++ b/src/mame/includes/midzeus.h
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ public:
 		m_m48t35(*this, "m48t35"),
 		m_maincpu(*this, "maincpu"),
 		m_screen(*this, "screen"),
-		m_palette(*this, "palette") { }
+		m_palette(*this, "palette"),
+		m_digits(*this, "digit%u", 0U)
+		{ }
 
 	required_shared_ptr<uint32_t> m_nvram;
 	required_shared_ptr<uint32_t> m_ram_base;
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ public:
 	required_device<cpu_device> m_maincpu;
 	required_device<screen_device> m_screen;
 	optional_device<palette_device> m_palette;
-
+	output_finder<7> m_digits;
 	emu_timer *m_display_irq_off_timer;
 
 	DECLARE_WRITE32_MEMBER(cmos_w);