diff --git a/src/uxnemu.c b/src/uxnemu.c
index 6f97095..6042ba0 100644
--- a/src/uxnemu.c
+++ b/src/uxnemu.c
@@ -294,15 +294,17 @@ screen_talk(Device *d, Uint8 b0, Uint8 w)
 	if(w && b0 == 0xe) {
 		Uint16 x = mempeek16(d->dat, 0x8);
 		Uint16 y = mempeek16(d->dat, 0xa);
-		Uint8 *addr = &d->mem[mempeek16(d->dat, 0xc)];
 		Layer *layer = d->dat[0xe] >> 4 & 0x1 ? &ppu.fg : &ppu.bg;
 		Uint8 mode = d->dat[0xe] >> 5;
 		if(!mode)
 			putpixel(&ppu, layer, x, y, d->dat[0xe] & 0x3);
-		else if(mode-- & 0x1)
-			puticn(&ppu, layer, x, y, addr, d->dat[0xe] & 0xf, mode & 0x2, mode & 0x4);
-		else
-			putchr(&ppu, layer, x, y, addr, d->dat[0xe] & 0xf, mode & 0x2, mode & 0x4);
+		else {
+			Uint8 *addr = &d->mem[mempeek16(d->dat, 0xc)];
+			if(mode-- & 0x1)
+				puticn(&ppu, layer, x, y, addr, d->dat[0xe] & 0xf, mode & 0x2, mode & 0x4);
+			else
+				putchr(&ppu, layer, x, y, addr, d->dat[0xe] & 0xf, mode & 0x2, mode & 0x4);
+		}
 		reqdraw = 1;
 	}
 }