diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/flower.c b/src/mame/drivers/flower.c
index 6395e819a28..2bec7df0f95 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/flower.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/flower.c
@@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( flower, flower_state )
 	MCFG_CPU_PROGRAM_MAP(flower_sound_cpu)
 	MCFG_CPU_PERIODIC_INT(irq0_line_hold, 90)	// controls music speed. irqsource and frequency unknown, same as subcpu perhaps?
 
-	MCFG_QUANTUM_PERFECT_CPU("maincpu")	// tight sync, slowdowns otherwise
+	// tight sync, slowdowns otherwise
+//	MCFG_QUANTUM_PERFECT_CPU("maincpu")
+	MCFG_QUANTUM_TIME(attotime::from_hz(6000))
 
 	/* video hardware */
 	MCFG_SCREEN_ADD("screen", RASTER)
diff --git a/src/mame/video/flower.c b/src/mame/video/flower.c
index 5bdfeedbe69..954c760e531 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/flower.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/flower.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static TILE_GET_INFO( get_text_tile_info )
 VIDEO_START(flower)
 {
 	flower_state *state = machine.driver_data<flower_state>();
-	state->m_bg0_tilemap        = tilemap_create(machine, get_bg0_tile_info, tilemap_scan_rows,     16,16,16,16);
+	state->m_bg0_tilemap        = tilemap_create(machine, get_bg0_tile_info, tilemap_scan_rows,16,16,16,16);
 	state->m_bg1_tilemap        = tilemap_create(machine, get_bg1_tile_info, tilemap_scan_rows,16,16,16,16);
 	state->m_text_tilemap       = tilemap_create(machine, get_text_tile_info,tilemap_scan_rows, 8, 8,32,32);
 	state->m_text_right_tilemap = tilemap_create(machine, get_text_tile_info,tilemap_scan_cols, 8, 8, 2,32);