diff --git a/gfx_es2/draw_buffer.cpp b/gfx_es2/draw_buffer.cpp
index ae94e870c3..7a3a687b98 100644
--- a/gfx_es2/draw_buffer.cpp
+++ b/gfx_es2/draw_buffer.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void DrawBuffer::Flush(const GLSLProgram *program, bool set_blend_state) {
     glEnableVertexAttribArray(program->a_texcoord0);
   GL_CHECK();
   glVertexAttribPointer(program->a_position, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, sizeof(Vertex), &verts_[0].x);
-  glVertexAttribPointer(program->a_color, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, GL_TRUE, sizeof(Vertex), &verts_[0].r);
+  glVertexAttribPointer(program->a_color, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, GL_TRUE, sizeof(Vertex), &verts_[0].rgba);
   if (program->a_texcoord0 != -1)
     glVertexAttribPointer(program->a_texcoord0, 2, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, sizeof(Vertex), &verts_[0].u);
   glDrawArrays(mode_ == DBMODE_LINES ? GL_LINES : GL_TRIANGLES, 0, count_);
@@ -79,11 +79,7 @@ void DrawBuffer::V(float x, float y, float z, uint32 color, float u, float v) {
   vert->x = x;
   vert->y = y;
   vert->z = z;
-	// todo: speedup rgba here
-  vert->r = color & 0xFF;
-  vert->g = (color >> 8) & 0xFF;
-  vert->b = (color >> 16) & 0xFF;
-  vert->a = (color >> 24) & 0xFF;
+  vert->rgba = color;
   vert->u = u;
   vert->v = v;
 }
diff --git a/gfx_es2/draw_buffer.h b/gfx_es2/draw_buffer.h
index c7ad3d4776..36a16b6c00 100644
--- a/gfx_es2/draw_buffer.h
+++ b/gfx_es2/draw_buffer.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class DrawBuffer {
 	void DoAlign(int flags, float *x, float *y, float *w, float *h);
   struct Vertex {
     float x, y, z;
-    uint8 r, g, b, a;
+    uint32_t rgba;
     float u, v;
   };