--- src/sdl/video.c.orig	2013-02-22 02:49:35.000000000 +1100
+++ src/sdl/video.c	2013-02-22 18:43:37.000000000 +1100
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static void set_icon(sopsym_t *sym)
 
 static void Vid_UnsetMode()
 {
-     SDL_QuitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
+     SDL_FreeSurface(screenbuf);
 }
 
 
@@ -364,17 +364,10 @@ static void Vid_SetMode()
 	int n;
 	int w, h;
 	int flags = 0;
-        int status;
 
 	printf("CGA Screen Emulation\n");
 	printf("init screen: ");
 
-	status = SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
-        if (status == -1)
-        {
-          fprintf(stderr, "Unable to locate video device. Exiting.\n");
-          exit(1);
-        }
 	srand(time(NULL));
 	set_icon(symbol_plane[rand() % 2][rand() % 16]);
 
@@ -400,6 +393,11 @@ static void Vid_SetMode()
 		exit(-1);
 	}
 
+	screenbuf = SDL_CreateRGBSurface(0, SCR_WDTH, SCR_HGHT, 8,
+					 0, 0, 0, 0);	
+	vid_vram = screenbuf->pixels;
+	vid_pitch = screenbuf->pitch;
+
 	SDL_EnableUNICODE(1);
 
 	for (n = 0; n < NUM_KEYS; ++n)
@@ -409,6 +407,7 @@ static void Vid_SetMode()
 
 	SDL_SetColors(screen, cga_pal, 0, sizeof(cga_pal)/sizeof(*cga_pal));
 	SDL_SetColors(screenbuf, cga_pal, 0, sizeof(cga_pal)/sizeof(*cga_pal));
+	SDL_LockSurface(screenbuf);
 
         // create custom key file
         Create_Custom_File();
@@ -423,30 +422,32 @@ void Vid_Shutdown()
 
 	Vid_UnsetMode();
 
-	SDL_FreeSurface(screenbuf);
+	SDL_QuitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
 
 	initted = 0;
 }
 
 void Vid_Init()
 {
+	int status;
+
 	if (initted)
 		return;
 
 	fflush(stdout);
 
-	screenbuf = SDL_CreateRGBSurface(0, SCR_WDTH, SCR_HGHT, 8,
-					 0, 0, 0, 0);	
-	vid_vram = screenbuf->pixels;
-	vid_pitch = screenbuf->pitch;
+	status = SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
+	if (status == -1)
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "Unable to locate video device. Exiting.\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
 
 	Vid_SetMode();
 
 	initted = 1;
 
 	atexit(Vid_Shutdown);
-
-	SDL_LockSurface(screenbuf);
 }
 
 void Vid_Reset()