diff --git a/src/d/d_resorce.cpp b/src/d/d_resorce.cpp
index 6d87a1177..ca09df9b5 100644
--- a/src/d/d_resorce.cpp
+++ b/src/d/d_resorce.cpp
@@ -706,17 +706,8 @@ int dRes_control_c::syncAllRes(dRes_info_c* pInfo, int infoNum) {
 
 /* 8006F430-8006F500       .text setStageRes__14dRes_control_cFPCcP7JKRHeap */
 int dRes_control_c::setStageRes(char const* pArcName, JKRHeap* pHeap) {
-    // very strange ordering of loads for the snprintf call
-
-    bool special = false;
-
-    if (strcmp(dComIfGp_getStartStageName(), "ma2room") == 0 && dComIfGs_isEventBit(0x1820))
-        special = true;
-
-    const char *fmt = "/res/Stage/%s/";
-
     char path[20];
-    snprintf(path, sizeof(path), fmt, special ? "ma3room" : dComIfGp_getStartStageName());
+    snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/res/Stage/%s/", strcmp(dComIfGp_getStartStageName(), "ma2room") == 0 && dComIfGs_isEventBit(0x1820) ? "ma3room" : dComIfGp_getStartStageName());
     return setRes(pArcName, &mStageInfo[0], ARRAY_SIZE(mStageInfo), path, 1, pHeap);
 }