diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/NESControllers.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/NESControllers.cs
index d4d935b584..c0376b628f 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/NESControllers.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/NESControllers.cs
@@ -1172,11 +1172,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.NES
 
 		public static bool NeedsReboot(NESControlSettings x, NESControlSettings y)
 		{
-			return
-				x.Famicom != y.Famicom ||
-				x.FamicomExpPort != y.FamicomExpPort ||
-				x.NesLeftPort != y.NesLeftPort ||
-				x.NesRightPort != y.NesRightPort;
+			return !DeepEquality.DeepEquals(x, y);
 		}
 
 		public NESControlSettings Clone()