diff --git a/src/video/vid_xga.c b/src/video/vid_xga.c
index 7be67afa2..221087689 100644
--- a/src/video/vid_xga.c
+++ b/src/video/vid_xga.c
@@ -3131,6 +3131,7 @@ xga_init(const device_t *info)
 
     rom = malloc(xga->bios_rom.sz);
     memset(rom, 0xff, xga->bios_rom.sz);
+    (void) fread(rom, xga->bios_rom.sz, 1, f);
     (void) fclose(f);
 
     xga->bios_rom.rom  = rom;