diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.run.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.run.cs
index 2fd132bf32..90222b7827 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.run.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.run.cs
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.NES
 
                         //check all the conditions that can cause things to render in these 8px
                         bool renderspritenow = reg_2001.show_obj && (xt > 0 || reg_2001.show_obj_leftmost);
-						bool renderbgnow = reg_2001.show_bg && (xt > 0 || reg_2001.show_bg_leftmost);
+						bool renderbgnow;
 
 						for (int xp = 0; xp < 8; xp++, rasterpos++)
 						{
@@ -295,13 +295,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.NES
                                 }
 
                             }
-                            //////////////////////////////////////////////////
-                            //Sprite Evaluation End
-                            //////////////////////////////////////////////////
+							//////////////////////////////////////////////////
+							//Sprite Evaluation End
+							//////////////////////////////////////////////////
+							renderbgnow = reg_2001.show_bg && (xt > 0 || reg_2001.show_bg_leftmost);
 
-                            //process the current clock's worth of bg data fetching
-                            //this needs to be split into 8 pieces or else exact sprite 0 hitting wont work due to the cpu not running while the sprite renders below
-                            Read_bgdata(xp, ref bgdata[xt + 2]);
+							//process the current clock's worth of bg data fetching
+							//this needs to be split into 8 pieces or else exact sprite 0 hitting wont work due to the cpu not running while the sprite renders below
+							Read_bgdata(xp, ref bgdata[xt + 2]);
 
 							//bg pos is different from raster pos due to its offsetability.
 							//so adjust for that here