diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 1f8bd7d73..33f784076 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Bugfixes:
  - DS GX: Fix overflow causing a division crash
  - DS Video: Use separate value for maximum sprite cycles (fixes mgba.io/i/624)
  - DS Memory: Fix crash when overflowing misaligned WRAM jump
+ - DS Video: Fix forced blank GBA-mode rendering
 Misc:
  - ARM: Add F-block instruction decoding
  - DS Audio: Defer mixer updates until needed
diff --git a/src/ds/renderers/software.c b/src/ds/renderers/software.c
index ba09b7924..7b5676930 100644
--- a/src/ds/renderers/software.c
+++ b/src/ds/renderers/software.c
@@ -391,10 +391,9 @@ static void DSVideoSoftwareRendererDrawGBAScanline(struct GBAVideoRenderer* rend
 	}
 
 	int x;
-	color_t* row = &softwareRenderer->outputBuffer[softwareRenderer->outputBufferStride * y];
 	if (GBARegisterDISPCNTIsForcedBlank(softwareRenderer->dispcnt)) {
 		for (x = 0; x < softwareRenderer->masterEnd; ++x) {
-			row[x] = M_COLOR_WHITE;
+			softwareRenderer->row[x] = M_COLOR_WHITE;
 		}
 		return;
 	}