diff --git a/src/add-ons/accelerants/intel_extreme/mode.cpp b/src/add-ons/accelerants/intel_extreme/mode.cpp
index 6fa88410d4..02f3dee0c9 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/accelerants/intel_extreme/mode.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/accelerants/intel_extreme/mode.cpp
@@ -529,11 +529,10 @@ intel_set_display_mode(display_mode *mode)
 {
 	TRACE(("intel_set_display_mode()\n"));
 
+	display_mode target;
 	if (mode == NULL || intel_propose_display_mode(&target, mode, mode))
 		return B_BAD_VALUE;
 
-	display_mode target = *mode;
-
 	uint32 colorMode, bytesPerRow, bitsPerPixel;
 	get_color_space_format(target, colorMode, bytesPerRow, bitsPerPixel);