diff --git a/src/video/vid_xga.c b/src/video/vid_xga.c
index 40f0aa6aa..a7ee05ffd 100644
--- a/src/video/vid_xga.c
+++ b/src/video/vid_xga.c
@@ -1915,7 +1915,7 @@ xga_memio_writel(uint32_t addr, uint32_t val, void *p)
 static uint8_t
 xga_mem_read(uint32_t addr, xga_t *xga, svga_t *svga)
 {
-    uint8_t temp = 0xff;
+    uint8_t temp = 0;
 
     addr &= 0x1fff;