diff --git a/src/hardware/vga_attr.cpp b/src/hardware/vga_attr.cpp
index adbf4b45..95c3c810 100644
--- a/src/hardware/vga_attr.cpp
+++ b/src/hardware/vga_attr.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  */
 
-/* $Id: vga_attr.cpp,v 1.26 2007-10-13 16:34:06 c2woody Exp $ */
+/* $Id: vga_attr.cpp,v 1.27 2007-12-23 16:00:53 c2woody Exp $ */
 
 #include "dosbox.h"
 #include "inout.h"
@@ -84,13 +84,15 @@ void write_p3c0(Bitu port,Bitu val,Bitu iolen) {
 			if ((attr(mode_control) ^ val) & 0x08) {
 				VGA_SetBlinking(val & 0x8);
 			}
-			/*
-				Special hacks for games programming registers themselves,
-				Doesn't work if they program EGA16 themselves, 
-				but haven't encountered that yet
-			*/
-			attr(mode_control)=val;
-			VGA_DetermineMode();
+			if ((attr(mode_control) ^ val) & 0x04) {
+				attr(mode_control)=val;
+				VGA_DetermineMode();
+				if ((IS_VGA_ARCH) && (svgaCard==SVGA_None)) VGA_StartResize();
+			} else {
+				attr(mode_control)=val;
+				VGA_DetermineMode();
+			}
+
 			/*
 				0	Graphics mode if set, Alphanumeric mode else.
 				1	Monochrome mode if set, color mode else.
diff --git a/src/hardware/vga_seq.cpp b/src/hardware/vga_seq.cpp
index 85207ee7..8e979ede 100644
--- a/src/hardware/vga_seq.cpp
+++ b/src/hardware/vga_seq.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  */
 
+/* $Id: vga_seq.cpp,v 1.21 2007-12-23 16:00:53 c2woody Exp $ */
+
 #include "dosbox.h"
 #include "inout.h"
 #include "vga.h"
@@ -38,10 +40,13 @@ void write_p3c5(Bitu port,Bitu val,Bitu iolen) {
 		break;
 	case 1:		/* Clocking Mode */
 		if (val!=seq(clocking_mode)) {
-			seq(clocking_mode)=val;
 			// don't resize if only the screen off bit was changed
-			if ((val&(~0x20))!=(seq(clocking_mode)&(~0x20)))
+			if ((val&(~0x20))!=(seq(clocking_mode)&(~0x20))) {
+				seq(clocking_mode)=val;
 				VGA_StartResize();
+			} else {
+				seq(clocking_mode)=val;
+			}
 		}
 		/* TODO Figure this out :)
 			0	If set character clocks are 8 dots wide, else 9.