diff --git a/src/vga.c b/src/vga.c
index 09d56cf..0bade65 100644
--- a/src/vga.c
+++ b/src/vga.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ typedef struct PIORun
 } PIORun;
 
 static PIORun vga_hsync, vga_vsync, vga_pixel;
-static PIORun *vga_pixel_ptr = &vga_pixel;
 static bool dma_ready = false;
 static int dma_channel;
 
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ void dma_handler(void)
 
 void new_frame_handler(void)
 {
-	if (vga_pixel_ptr && dma_ready)
+	if (dma_ready)
 	{
 		// Explicitly put the first uint32_t word in the FIFO,
 		// because, when PIO pulls data for the first time,
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ void new_frame_handler(void)
 		// Also note: despite the "blocking put", when this interrupt
 		// is serviced, PIO FIFO is always empty, so in practice
 		// this will never block.
-		pio_sm_put_blocking(vga_pixel_ptr->pio, vga_pixel_ptr->sm, 0);
+		pio_sm_put_blocking(vga_pixel.pio, vga_pixel.sm, 0);
 
 		// Start DMA (but skip the initial word, which has been put manually)
 		dma_channel_set_read_addr(dma_channel, &frame[4], true);