diff --git a/src/VIDEO/vid_s3.c b/src/VIDEO/vid_s3.c
index 643b7f30c..5e569ce8e 100644
--- a/src/VIDEO/vid_s3.c
+++ b/src/VIDEO/vid_s3.c
@@ -1614,11 +1614,7 @@ void s3_accel_start(int count, int cpu_input, uint32_t mix_dat, uint32_t cpu_dat
                         
                         s3->accel.dest = s3->accel.cy * s3->width;
                 }
-                if ((s3->accel.cmd & 0x100) && !cpu_input) return; /*Wait for data from CPU*/
 
-                frgd_mix = (s3->accel.frgd_mix >> 5) & 3;
-                bkgd_mix = (s3->accel.bkgd_mix >> 5) & 3;
-                
 				s3->status_9ae8 = 4; /*To avoid the spam from OS/2's drivers*/
 
 				if ((s3->accel.cmd & 0x100) && !cpu_input)
@@ -1627,6 +1623,11 @@ void s3_accel_start(int count, int cpu_input, uint32_t mix_dat, uint32_t cpu_dat
 					return; /*Wait for data from CPU*/
 				}				
 				
+                if ((s3->accel.cmd & 0x100) && !cpu_input) return; /*Wait for data from CPU*/
+
+                frgd_mix = (s3->accel.frgd_mix >> 5) & 3;
+                bkgd_mix = (s3->accel.bkgd_mix >> 5) & 3;			
+				
                 while (count-- && s3->accel.sy >= 0)
                 {
                         if (s3->accel.cx >= clip_l && s3->accel.cx <= clip_r &&