diff --git a/Core/HW/MediaEngine.cpp b/Core/HW/MediaEngine.cpp
index 40c1a0fe1a..98cd4343b9 100644
--- a/Core/HW/MediaEngine.cpp
+++ b/Core/HW/MediaEngine.cpp
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ int MediaEngine::writeVideoImageWithRange(u32 bufferPtr, int frameWidth, int vid
 	}
 
 	int videoImageSize = videoLineSize * height;
-	bool swizzle = (bufferPtr & 0x00200000) == 0x00200000;
+	bool swizzle = Memory::IsVRAMAddress(bufferPtr) && (bufferPtr & 0x00200000) == 0x00200000;
 	if (swizzle) {
 		imgbuf = new u8[videoImageSize];
 	}