diff --git a/core/hw/pvr/pvr_regs.cpp b/core/hw/pvr/pvr_regs.cpp
index 438a99be3..d04727a7e 100644
--- a/core/hw/pvr/pvr_regs.cpp
+++ b/core/hw/pvr/pvr_regs.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ u32 pvr_ReadReg(u32 addr)
 
 void pvr_WriteReg(u32 paddr,u32 data)
 {
-	u32 addr=paddr&pvr_RegMask;
+	u32 addr = paddr & pvr_RegMask;
 
 	switch (addr)
 	{
@@ -34,18 +34,14 @@ void pvr_WriteReg(u32 paddr,u32 data)
 		if (data >> 31)
 		{
 			ta_vtx_ListInit();
-			data=0;
 			TA_NEXT_OPB = TA_NEXT_OPB_INIT;
 			TA_ITP_CURRENT = TA_ISP_BASE;
 		}
-		break;
+		return;
 
 	case SOFTRESET_addr:
-		if (data != 0)
-		{
-			if (data & 1)
-				ta_vtx_SoftReset();
-		}
+		if (data & 1)
+			ta_vtx_SoftReset();
 		return;
 
 	case TA_LIST_CONT_addr:
@@ -93,9 +89,7 @@ void pvr_WriteReg(u32 paddr,u32 data)
 	case FB_R_SOF1_addr:
 		data &= 0x00fffffc;
 		if (data == FB_W_SOF1)
-		{
 			rend_swap_frame();
-		}
 		break;
 
 	case FB_W_SOF1_addr:
@@ -109,16 +103,12 @@ void pvr_WriteReg(u32 paddr,u32 data)
 
 	default:
 		if (addr >= PALETTE_RAM_START_addr && PvrReg(addr,u32) != data)
-		{
 			pal_needs_update = true;
-		}
 		else if (addr >= FOG_TABLE_START_addr && addr <= FOG_TABLE_END_addr && PvrReg(addr,u32) != data)
-		{
 			fog_needs_update = true;
-		}
 		break;
 	}
-	PvrReg(addr,u32)=data;
+	PvrReg(addr, u32) = data;
 }
 
 void Regs_Reset(bool hard)
diff --git a/core/linux-dist/main.cpp b/core/linux-dist/main.cpp
index 07acb7b46..143ec84c0 100644
--- a/core/linux-dist/main.cpp
+++ b/core/linux-dist/main.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	INFO_LOG(BOOT, "Data dir is:   %s", get_writable_data_path("/").c_str());
 
 	#if defined(USE_SDL)
-		if (SDL_Init(0) != 0)
+		// init video now: on rpi3 it installs a sigsegv handler(?)
+		if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) != 0)
 		{
 			die("SDL: Initialization failed!");
 		}
diff --git a/tests/src/serialize_test.cpp b/tests/src/serialize_test.cpp
index 64a6b8c3e..e93ac82a7 100644
--- a/tests/src/serialize_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/serialize_test.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ TEST_F(SerializeTest, SizeTest)
 	unsigned int total_size = 0;
 	void *data = nullptr;
 	ASSERT_TRUE(dc_serialize(&data, &total_size));
-	ASSERT_EQ(28145195u, total_size);
+	ASSERT_EQ(28145458u, total_size);
 }