diff --git a/hw/display/macfb.c b/hw/display/macfb.c
index 28db2e9f24..eb4ce6b824 100644
--- a/hw/display/macfb.c
+++ b/hw/display/macfb.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #define DAFB_INTR_MASK      0x104
 #define DAFB_INTR_STAT      0x108
 #define DAFB_INTR_CLEAR     0x10c
-#define DAFB_RESET          0x200
+#define DAFB_LUT_INDEX      0x200
 #define DAFB_LUT            0x213
 
 #define DAFB_INTR_VBL   0x4
@@ -583,8 +583,8 @@ static void macfb_ctrl_write(void *opaque,
         s->regs[DAFB_INTR_STAT >> 2] &= ~DAFB_INTR_VBL;
         macfb_update_irq(s);
         break;
-    case DAFB_RESET:
-        s->palette_current = 0;
+    case DAFB_LUT_INDEX:
+        s->palette_current = (val & 0xff) * 3;
         break;
     case DAFB_LUT:
         s->color_palette[s->palette_current] = val;