diff --git a/src/mame/video/snes.c b/src/mame/video/snes.c
index 416541b988f..26592702b4c 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/snes.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/snes.c
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ INLINE void snes_update_line( UINT16 curline, UINT8 layer, UINT8 priority_b, UIN
 		yscroll = ypos & ((8 << tile_size) - 1);
 
 		if (tile_size)
-			if ((yscroll & 8) != vflip)
+			if (BIT(yscroll, 3) != vflip)
 				tile += 16;
 
 		if (yscroll > 7)