diff --git a/sys/arch/amiga/dev/grfabs_cc.c b/sys/arch/amiga/dev/grfabs_cc.c
index 169d35d5ffc3..3fe3df0d5192 100644
--- a/sys/arch/amiga/dev/grfabs_cc.c
+++ b/sys/arch/amiga/dev/grfabs_cc.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: grfabs_cc.c,v 1.7 1994/12/28 09:25:14 chopps Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: grfabs_cc.c,v 1.8 1995/06/26 01:39:55 chopps Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1994 Christian E. Hopps
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ cc_init_monitor()
 	/* turn sprite DMA off. we don't support them yet. */
 	custom.dmacon = DMAF_SPRITE;
 
+	/* makre sure sprite data registers are clear as well */
+	custom.spr[0].data = 0;
+	custom.spr[0].datb = 0;
+
 	m_this->name = monitor_name;
 	m_this_data = m_this->data = &monitor_data;