diff --git a/src/emu/video/v9938.c b/src/emu/video/v9938.c
index a2833241d71..0ae5e770375 100644
--- a/src/emu/video/v9938.c
+++ b/src/emu/video/v9938.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ to emulate this. Also it keeps the palette a reasonable size. :)
 
 */
 
-UINT16 *v99x8_device::s_pal_indYJK;
+UINT16 v99x8_device::s_pal_indYJK[0x20000];
 
 PALETTE_INIT_MEMBER(v9958_device, v9958)
 {
@@ -275,9 +275,6 @@ PALETTE_INIT_MEMBER(v9958_device, v9958)
 	if(machine().total_colors() != 19780)
 		fatalerror("V9958: not enough palette, must be 19780");
 
-	if (v99x8_device::s_pal_indYJK == NULL)
-		v99x8_device::s_pal_indYJK = auto_alloc_array(machine(),UINT16, 0x20000);
-
 	// set up YJK table
 	LOG(("Building YJK table for V9958 screens, may take a while ... \n"));
 	i = 0;
diff --git a/src/emu/video/v9938.h b/src/emu/video/v9938.h
index 11bb9eebebf..e3cd70443e8 100644
--- a/src/emu/video/v9938.h
+++ b/src/emu/video/v9938.h
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ private:
 	static const v99x8_mode s_modes[];
 
 protected:
-	static UINT16 *s_pal_indYJK;
+	static UINT16 s_pal_indYJK[0x20000];
 };