diff --git a/src/core/gpu.cpp b/src/core/gpu.cpp
index be63616f9..fe468335f 100644
--- a/src/core/gpu.cpp
+++ b/src/core/gpu.cpp
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ u32 GPU::ReadGPUREAD()
     // Read with correct wrap-around behavior.
     const u16 read_x = (m_vram_transfer.x + m_vram_transfer.col) % VRAM_WIDTH;
     const u16 read_y = (m_vram_transfer.y + m_vram_transfer.row) % VRAM_HEIGHT;
-    value = (ZeroExtend32(m_vram_ptr[read_y * VRAM_WIDTH + read_x]) << 16) | (value >> 16);
+    value |= ZeroExtend32(m_vram_ptr[read_y * VRAM_WIDTH + read_x]) << (i * 16);
 
     if (++m_vram_transfer.col == m_vram_transfer.width)
     {