diff --git a/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c b/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c
index a1801e0c2..5f0b8f690 100644
--- a/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c
+++ b/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c
@@ -513,10 +513,6 @@ static void GBAVideoSoftwareRendererDrawScanline(struct GBAVideoRenderer* render
 	GBAVideoSoftwareRendererPreprocessBuffer(softwareRenderer, y);
 	int spriteLayers = GBAVideoSoftwareRendererPreprocessSpriteLayer(softwareRenderer, y);
 	softwareRenderer->d.vramOBJ[0] = objVramBase;
-	if (softwareRenderer->blendDirty) {
-		_updatePalettes(softwareRenderer);
-		softwareRenderer->blendDirty = false;
-	}
 
 	int w;
 	unsigned priority;
@@ -750,6 +746,11 @@ void GBAVideoSoftwareRendererPreprocessBuffer(struct GBAVideoSoftwareRenderer* s
 			softwareRenderer->row[x] = backdrop;
 		}
 	}
+
+	if (softwareRenderer->blendDirty) {
+		_updatePalettes(softwareRenderer);
+		softwareRenderer->blendDirty = false;
+	}
 }
 
 void GBAVideoSoftwareRendererPostprocessBuffer(struct GBAVideoSoftwareRenderer* softwareRenderer) {