diff --git a/src/devices/bus/rtpc/kbd.cpp b/src/devices/bus/rtpc/kbd.cpp
index 2c47cbaa4ff..13cc1759a2d 100644
--- a/src/devices/bus/rtpc/kbd.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/bus/rtpc/kbd.cpp
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@ void rtpc_kbd_device::p1_w(u8 data)
 	}
 
 	if (BIT(m_p1 ^ data, 7))
-		data_w(BIT(data, 7));
+		m_port->data_write_from_kb(BIT(data, 7));
 
 	if (BIT(m_p1 ^ data, 6))
-		clock_w(BIT(data, 6));
+		m_port->clock_write_from_kb(BIT(data, 6));
 
 	// test key down
 	// TODO: not sure exactly how bits 0..2 gate or enable the sample
diff --git a/src/devices/bus/rtpc/kbd_con.cpp b/src/devices/bus/rtpc/kbd_con.cpp
index 9307e21a82a..f8617fe3ef5 100644
--- a/src/devices/bus/rtpc/kbd_con.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/bus/rtpc/kbd_con.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #define LOG_GENERAL (1U << 0)
 
-#define VERBOSE (LOG_GENERAL)
+//#define VERBOSE (LOG_GENERAL)
 #include "logmacro.h"
 
 DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(RTPC_KBD_CON, rtpc_kbd_con_device, "rtpc_kbd_con", "RT PC keyboard connector")