diff --git a/simon/simon.cpp b/simon/simon.cpp
index 570a544d3f0..25c75b4e82a 100644
--- a/simon/simon.cpp
+++ b/simon/simon.cpp
@@ -2579,6 +2579,16 @@ void SimonEngine::vc_resume_sprite(byte *code_ptr, uint16 cur_file, uint16 cur_s
 void SimonEngine::add_vga_timer(uint num, byte *code_ptr, uint cur_sprite, uint cur_file) {
 	VgaTimerEntry *vte;
 
+	// When Simon talks to the Golum about stew in French version of
+	// Simon the Sorcerer 1 the code_ptr is at wrong location for
+	// sprite 200. This  was a bug in the original game, which 
+	// caused several glitches in this scene.
+	// We work around the problem by correcting the code_ptr for sprite
+	// 200 in this scene, if it is wrong.
+	if (!(_game & GF_SIMON2) && (_language == 2) &&
+		(code_ptr - _vga_buffer_pointers[cur_file].vgaFile1 == 4) && (cur_sprite == 200) && (cur_file == 2))
+		code_ptr += 0x66;
+
 	_lock_word |= 1;
 
 	for (vte = _vga_timer_list; vte->delay; vte++) {
diff --git a/simon/vga.cpp b/simon/vga.cpp
index 62fcadb7028..1f66a58e456 100644
--- a/simon/vga.cpp
+++ b/simon/vga.cpp
@@ -128,14 +128,6 @@ void SimonEngine::run_vga_script() {
 			opcode = *_vc_ptr++;
 		}
 
-		// HACK Stop ScummVM error when Simon talks to Golum about Stew
-		// in French version of Simon the Sorcerer 1. This was a bug in
-		// the original game, which just ignored the invalid opcodes.
-		// Unfortunately causes no subtitles and a stack of wait timeouts,
-		// which also occured in original game.
-		if (!(_game & GF_SIMON2) && (_language == 2) && opcode == 207)
-			return;
-
 		if (opcode >= NUM_VIDEO_OP_CODES)
 			error("Invalid VGA opcode '%d' encountered", opcode);