diff --git a/src/emu/video/pc_vga.c b/src/emu/video/pc_vga.c
index 69a7892fcd1..5a74a6bb802 100644
--- a/src/emu/video/pc_vga.c
+++ b/src/emu/video/pc_vga.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ void vga_device::vga_vh_ega(bitmap_rgb32 &bitmap,  const rectangle &cliprect)
 	int height = vga.crtc.maximum_scan_line * (vga.crtc.scan_doubling + 1);
 	UINT32 *bitmapline;
 	pen_t pen;
-	int pel_shift = (vga.attribute.pel_shift);
+	int pel_shift = (vga.attribute.pel_shift & 7);
 
 //	popmessage("%08x %02x",EGA_START_ADDRESS,pel_shift);
 
diff --git a/src/mess/includes/odyssey2.h b/src/mess/includes/odyssey2.h
index dcb4c4a05f9..6d1ef08e2b8 100644
--- a/src/mess/includes/odyssey2.h
+++ b/src/mess/includes/odyssey2.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ protected:
 	bool	m_g7400;
 
 	inline UINT16 ef9340_get_c_addr(UINT8 x, UINT8 y);
-	//inline UINT16 ef9340_get_c_addr() { return ef9340_get_c_addr( m_ef9340.X, m_ef9340.Y ); };
+//	inline UINT16 ef9340_get_c_addr() { return ef9340_get_c_addr( m_ef9340.X, m_ef9340.Y ); };
 	inline void ef9340_inc_c();
 	// Calculate the external chargen address for a character and slice
 	inline UINT16 external_chargen_address(UINT8 b, UINT8 slice);
diff --git a/src/mess/video/odyssey2.c b/src/mess/video/odyssey2.c
index 079734d6285..c181d56184c 100644
--- a/src/mess/video/odyssey2.c
+++ b/src/mess/video/odyssey2.c
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ void odyssey2_state::ef9341_w( UINT8 command, UINT8 b, UINT8 data )
 	{
 		if ( b )
 		{
-			UINT16 addr = ef9340_get_c_addr() & 0x3ff;
+			UINT16 addr = ef9340_get_c_addr( m_ef9340.X, m_ef9340.Y ) & 0x3ff;
 
 			m_ef9341.TB = data;
 			m_ef9341.busy = 0x80;