diff --git a/libsrc/vic20/get_tv.s b/libsrc/vic20/get_tv.s
index 7182c0df7..9194a2c55 100644
--- a/libsrc/vic20/get_tv.s
+++ b/libsrc/vic20/get_tv.s
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 ;
-; Stefan Haubenthal, 2004-10-07
-; Based on code from Pu-239
+; Stefan Haubenthal, 2018-04-10
+; Based on code by Mike
 ;
 ; unsigned char get_tv (void);
 ; /* Return the video mode the machine is using */
 ;
 
-        .include        "vic20.inc"
         .include        "get_tv.inc"
 
 ;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -14,18 +13,13 @@
 
 .proc   _get_tv
 
-NTSC_LINES = 261
         ; detect the system
         lda     #TV::NTSC
         tax
-@L0:    ldy     VIC_HLINE
-        cpy     #1
-        bne     @L0             ; wait for line 1
-@L1:    ldy     VIC_HLINE
-        beq     @L2             ; line 0 reached -> NTSC
-        cpy     #NTSC_LINES/2+2
-        bne     @L1
+        ldy     $EDE4           ; VIC init table
+        cpy     #5
+        beq     @L0
         lda     #TV::PAL
-@L2:    rts                     ; system detected: 0 for NTSC, 1 for PAL
+@L0:    rts                     ; system detected: 0 for NTSC, 1 for PAL
 
 .endproc