diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/3DS/Citra.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/3DS/Citra.cs
index 71d5862bb1..5c921e8944 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/3DS/Citra.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/3DS/Citra.cs
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.N3DS
 				// doesn't make sense if not a CIA
 				if (lp.Roms[i].Extension.ToLowerInvariant() != ".cia")
 				{
+					Dispose();
 					throw new("ROMs after the index 0 should be CIAs");
 				}