diff --git a/engines/dreamweb/sprite.cpp b/engines/dreamweb/sprite.cpp
index c1fe3a9e95f..53c972008c8 100644
--- a/engines/dreamweb/sprite.cpp
+++ b/engines/dreamweb/sprite.cpp
@@ -537,6 +537,11 @@ Frame *DreamGenContext::findsourceCPP() {
 	return result;
 }
 
+Reel *DreamGenContext::getreelstartCPP() {
+	Reel *reel = (Reel *)segRef(data.word(kReels)).ptr(kReellist + data.word(kReelpointer) * sizeof(Reel) * 8, sizeof(Reel));
+	return reel;
+}
+
 void DreamGenContext::showreelframe() {
 	Reel *reel = (Reel *)es.ptr(si, sizeof(Reel));
 	showreelframe(reel);
diff --git a/engines/dreamweb/stubs.cpp b/engines/dreamweb/stubs.cpp
index 688fd936a63..64067c0d620 100644
--- a/engines/dreamweb/stubs.cpp
+++ b/engines/dreamweb/stubs.cpp
@@ -832,8 +832,7 @@ void DreamGenContext::dealwithspecial(uint8 firstParam, uint8 secondParam) {
 }
 
 void DreamGenContext::plotreel() {
-	getreelstart();
-	Reel *reel = (Reel *)es.ptr(si, sizeof(Reel));
+	Reel *reel = getreelstartCPP();
 	while (true) {
 		if (reel->x < 220)
 			break;
diff --git a/engines/dreamweb/stubs.h b/engines/dreamweb/stubs.h
index 7485f095c2f..8e87b962dc3 100644
--- a/engines/dreamweb/stubs.h
+++ b/engines/dreamweb/stubs.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 	void cancelch0();
 	void cancelch1();
 	void plotreel();
+	Reel *getreelstartCPP();
 	void dealwithspecial(uint8 firstParam, uint8 secondParam);
 	void zoom();
 	void crosshair();