diff --git a/src/platform/gba/asm/flush.s b/src/platform/gba/asm/flush.s
index 6841c6d2..97ab1cc3 100644
--- a/src/platform/gba/asm/flush.s
+++ b/src/platform/gba/asm/flush.s
@@ -176,7 +176,9 @@ flush_asm:
   .draw:
     // r0 = flags
     // r1 = ptr
-    adr lr, .next_face
+    tst face, face
+    adrne lr, .loop_list
+    adreq lr, .next_ot
 
     tst flags, #FACE_CLIPPED
     bne drawPoly
@@ -209,7 +211,9 @@ flush_asm:
 
     // r0 = flags
     // r1 = ptr
-    adr lr, .next_face
+    tst face, face
+    adrne lr, .loop_list
+    adreq lr, .next_ot
 
     // gui
     cmp type, #FACE_TYPE_SPRITE
@@ -227,10 +231,6 @@ flush_asm:
     str uv, [ptr, #(VERTEX_T + VERTEX_SIZEOF * 1)]
     b rasterize_asm
 
-.next_face:
-    tst face, face
-    bne .loop_list
-
 .next_ot:
     cmp list, OT
     bge .loop_ot