diff --git a/src/video/vid_s3.c b/src/video/vid_s3.c
index 1ca9e93d6..876fda6e8 100644
--- a/src/video/vid_s3.c
+++ b/src/video/vid_s3.c
@@ -1907,8 +1907,6 @@ s3_hwcursor_draw(svga_t *svga, int displine)
 	uint32_t fg, bg;
 	uint32_t real_addr;
 
-	real_addr = s3_hwcursor_convert_addr(svga);
-
 	switch (svga->bpp)
 	{	       
 		case 15:
@@ -1960,6 +1958,8 @@ s3_hwcursor_draw(svga_t *svga, int displine)
 	if (svga->interlace && svga->hwcursor_oddeven)
 		svga->hwcursor_latch.addr += 16;
 
+	real_addr = s3_hwcursor_convert_addr(svga);
+
 	for (x = 0; x < 64; x += 16)
 	{
 		dat[0] = (svga->vram[real_addr & svga->vram_display_mask] << 8) | svga->vram[(real_addr + 1) & svga->vram_display_mask];