diff --git a/src/mame/video/konamigx.c b/src/mame/video/konamigx.c
index c80f4e13143..0817f6bb2bc 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/konamigx.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/konamigx.c
@@ -605,14 +605,12 @@ WRITE32_HANDLER( konamigx_palette2_w )
 
 	COMBINE_DATA(&gx_subpaletteram32[offset]);
 
+ 	r = (gx_subpaletteram32[offset] >>16) & 0xff;
+	g = (gx_subpaletteram32[offset] >> 8) & 0xff;
+	b = (gx_subpaletteram32[offset] >> 0) & 0xff;
+
 	offset += (0x8000/4);
 
-	COMBINE_DATA(&paletteram32[offset]);
-
- 	r = (paletteram32[offset] >>16) & 0xff;
-	g = (paletteram32[offset] >> 8) & 0xff;
-	b = (paletteram32[offset] >> 0) & 0xff;
-
 	palette_set_color(space->machine,offset,MAKE_RGB(r,g,b));
 }