diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWVertexLoader.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWVertexLoader.cpp
index fd32403296..5442785934 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWVertexLoader.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWVertexLoader.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void SWVertexLoader::ResetBuffer(u32 stride)
 {
   m_cur_buffer_pointer = m_base_buffer_pointer = m_local_vertex_buffer.data();
   m_end_buffer_pointer = m_cur_buffer_pointer + m_local_vertex_buffer.size();
-  IndexGenerator::Start(GetIndexBuffer());
+  IndexGenerator::Start(m_local_index_buffer.data());
 }
 
 void SWVertexLoader::vFlush()
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWVertexLoader.h b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWVertexLoader.h
index ef8d4841da..e7781d277e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWVertexLoader.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWVertexLoader.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
   void ResetBuffer(u32 stride) override;
-  u16* GetIndexBuffer() { return &m_local_index_buffer[0]; }
+
 private:
   void vFlush() override;
   std::vector<u8> m_local_vertex_buffer;