diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/meritm.c b/src/mame/drivers/meritm.c
index a1bba94337b..d77049a430e 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/meritm.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/meritm.c
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ static MACHINE_START(meritm_crt250_crt252_crt258)
 static MACHINE_START(meritm_crt260)
 {
 	meritm_ram = auto_alloc_array(machine, UINT8,  0x8000 );
-	memset( meritm_ram, 0x8000, 0x00 );
+	memset(meritm_ram, 0x00, 0x8000);
 	memory_configure_bank(machine, 1, 0, 128, memory_region(machine, "maincpu"), 0x8000);
 	memory_configure_bank(machine, 2, 0, 128, memory_region(machine, "maincpu"), 0x8000);
 	memory_configure_bank(machine, 3, 0, 4, meritm_ram, 0x2000);