diff --git a/src/platform/3ds/gui-font.c b/src/platform/3ds/gui-font.c
index 4852f7b08..8ae3fb11e 100644
--- a/src/platform/3ds/gui-font.c
+++ b/src/platform/3ds/gui-font.c
@@ -26,18 +26,20 @@ struct GUIFont* GUIFontCreate(void) {
 
 	struct ctrTexture* tex = &guiFont->texture;
 	ctrTexture_Init(tex);
-	tex->data = linearAlloc(256 * 128 * 2);
+	tex->data = vramAlloc(256 * 128 * 2);
 	tex->format = GPU_RGBA5551;
 	tex->width = 256;
 	tex->height = 128;
-	memcpy(tex->data, font, font_size);
-	GSPGPU_FlushDataCache(NULL, tex->data, font_size);
+
+	GSPGPU_FlushDataCache(NULL, (u8*)font, font_size);
+	GX_RequestDma(NULL, (u32*)font, tex->data, font_size);
+	gspWaitForDMA();
 
 	return guiFont;
 }
 
 void GUIFontDestroy(struct GUIFont* font) {
-	linearFree(font->texture.data);
+	vramFree(font->texture.data);
 	free(font);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/platform/3ds/main.c b/src/platform/3ds/main.c
index 07161a346..56a4b2b17 100644
--- a/src/platform/3ds/main.c
+++ b/src/platform/3ds/main.c
@@ -363,8 +363,14 @@ int main() {
 	gbaOutputTexture.filter = GPU_LINEAR;
 	gbaOutputTexture.width = 256;
 	gbaOutputTexture.height = 256;
-	gbaOutputTexture.data = linearAlloc(256 * 256 * 2);
-	memset(gbaOutputTexture.data, 0, 256 * 256 * 2);
+	gbaOutputTexture.data = vramAlloc(256 * 256 * 2);
+	void* outputTextureEnd = (u8*)gbaOutputTexture.data + 256 * 256 * 2;
+
+	// Zero texture data to make sure no garbage around the border interferes with filtering
+	GX_SetMemoryFill(NULL,
+			gbaOutputTexture.data, 0x0000, outputTextureEnd, GX_FILL_16BIT_DEPTH | GX_FILL_TRIGGER,
+			NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+	gspWaitForPSC0();
 
 	sdmcArchive = (FS_archive) {
 		ARCH_SDMC,
@@ -410,7 +416,7 @@ cleanup:
 	linearFree(renderer.outputBuffer);
 
 	ctrDeinitGpu();
-	linearFree(gbaOutputTexture.data);
+	vramFree(gbaOutputTexture.data);
 
 	gfxExit();