diff --git a/src/mame/video/vertigo.c b/src/mame/video/vertigo.c
index c79231d9cef..3fb8eeebfdc 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/vertigo.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/vertigo.c
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ void vertigo_vproc_init(running_machine &machine)
 	state_save_register_item(machine, "vector_proc", NULL, 0, state->m_bsp.f);
 	state_save_register_item(machine, "vector_proc", NULL, 0, state->m_bsp.y);
 
-	state->m_vgen.set_machine(machine);
 	state_save_register_item(machine, "vector_proc", NULL, 0, state->m_vgen.sreg);
 	state_save_register_item(machine, "vector_proc", NULL, 0, state->m_vgen.l1);
 	state_save_register_item(machine, "vector_proc", NULL, 0, state->m_vgen.l2);
@@ -188,6 +187,7 @@ void vertigo_vproc_reset(running_machine &machine)
 	memset(&state->m_vs, 0, sizeof(state->m_vs));
 	memset(&state->m_bsp, 0, sizeof(state->m_bsp));
 	memset(&state->m_vgen, 0, sizeof(state->m_vgen));
+	state->m_vgen.set_machine(machine);
 }