diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Arcades/MAME/MAME.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Arcades/MAME/MAME.cs
index 90103eef66..4fac4f04af 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Arcades/MAME/MAME.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Arcades/MAME/MAME.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Arcades.MAME
 			}
 		}
 
+		#region Utility
+
 		/* strings and MAME
 		 * 
 		 * MAME's luaengine uses lua strings to return C strings as well as
@@ -80,6 +82,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Arcades.MAME
 			return ret;
 		}
 
+		#endregion
+
 		#region Properties
 
 		public CoreComm CoreComm { get; private set; }