diff --git a/libsrc/c128/color.s b/libsrc/c128/color.s
index c63309032..e58234373 100644
--- a/libsrc/c128/color.s
+++ b/libsrc/c128/color.s
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ _bgcolor:
 
 
 _bordercolor:
-	ldx	VIC_BG_COLOR0	; get old value
+       	ldx    	VIC_BORDERCOLOR	; get old value
 	sta	VIC_BORDERCOLOR	; set new value
 	txa
 	rts
diff --git a/libsrc/c64/color.s b/libsrc/c64/color.s
index d4a4e4f3e..2ba136a7e 100644
--- a/libsrc/c64/color.s
+++ b/libsrc/c64/color.s
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ _bgcolor:
 
 
 _bordercolor:
-	ldx	VIC_BG_COLOR0	; get old value
+       	ldx    	VIC_BORDERCOLOR ; get old value
 	sta	VIC_BORDERCOLOR	; set new value
 	txa
 	rts