diff --git a/src/emu/video/v9938.c b/src/emu/video/v9938.c
index 926e56d619c..d138d8aea6e 100644
--- a/src/emu/video/v9938.c
+++ b/src/emu/video/v9938.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ b0 is set if b2 and b1 are set (remember, color bus is 3 bits)
 
 */
 
-PALETTE_INIT_MEMBER(v99x8_device, v9938)
+PALETTE_INIT_MEMBER(v9938_device, v9938)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -272,7 +272,9 @@ PALETTE_INIT_MEMBER(v9958_device, v9958)
 	UINT8 pal[19268*3];
 
 	// init v9938 512-color palette
-	PALETTE_INIT_NAME(v9938)(palette);
+	for (i=0;i<512;i++)
+		palette.set_pen_color(i, pal3bit(i >> 6), pal3bit(i >> 3), pal3bit(i >> 0));
+
 
 	if(palette.entries() != 19780)
 		fatalerror("V9958: not enough palette, must be 19780");
@@ -3260,7 +3262,7 @@ void v99x8_device::update_command()
 }
 
 static MACHINE_CONFIG_FRAGMENT( v9938 )
-	MCFG_PALETTE_ADD("palette", 19780)
+	MCFG_PALETTE_ADD("palette", 512)
 	MCFG_PALETTE_INIT_OWNER(v9938_device, v9938)
 MACHINE_CONFIG_END
 
diff --git a/src/emu/video/v9938.h b/src/emu/video/v9938.h
index 8c786af9712..6f39a5d0eaf 100644
--- a/src/emu/video/v9938.h
+++ b/src/emu/video/v9938.h
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ public:
 	DECLARE_READ8_MEMBER( read );
 	DECLARE_WRITE8_MEMBER( write );
 
-	DECLARE_PALETTE_INIT(v9938);
-
 	UINT8 vram_r();
 	UINT8 status_r();
 	void palette_w(UINT8 data);
@@ -247,6 +245,7 @@ class v9938_device : public v99x8_device
 public:
 	v9938_device(const machine_config &mconfig, const char *tag, device_t *owner, UINT32 clock);
 
+	DECLARE_PALETTE_INIT(v9938);
 protected:
 	virtual machine_config_constructor device_mconfig_additions() const;
 };
diff --git a/src/mess/video/isa_pc1640_iga.c b/src/mess/video/isa_pc1640_iga.c
index 4450a8405e4..b8f6b4f1225 100644
--- a/src/mess/video/isa_pc1640_iga.c
+++ b/src/mess/video/isa_pc1640_iga.c
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ isa8_pc1640_iga_device::isa8_pc1640_iga_device(const machine_config &mconfig, co
 
 void isa8_pc1640_iga_device::device_start()
 {
+	if (m_palette != NULL && !m_palette->started())
+		throw device_missing_dependencies();
+
 	astring tempstring;
 
 	set_isa_device();