diff --git a/libsnes/bsnes/snes/chip/hitachidsp/hitachidsp.cpp b/libsnes/bsnes/snes/chip/hitachidsp/hitachidsp.cpp
index 1042267e53..4994603c83 100644
--- a/libsnes/bsnes/snes/chip/hitachidsp/hitachidsp.cpp
+++ b/libsnes/bsnes/snes/chip/hitachidsp/hitachidsp.cpp
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@ HitachiDSP hitachidsp;
 void HitachiDSP::Enter() { hitachidsp.enter(); }
 
 void HitachiDSP::enter() {
-  while(true) {
+  while(true) {
+    // exit requested due to savestate
     if(scheduler.sync == Scheduler::SynchronizeMode::All) {
       scheduler.exit(Scheduler::ExitReason::SynchronizeEvent);
-    }
+    }
+
+    // if we bail out due to savestating, the first thing we'll try afterwards is synchronize_cpu() again
+    synchronize_cpu();
 
     switch(state) {
     case State::Idle:
@@ -37,8 +41,9 @@ void HitachiDSP::enter() {
       step(1);
       break;
     }
-
-    synchronize_cpu();
+
+    // this call is gone, but it's the first thing we try at the top of the loop AFTER we bail out
+    //synchronize_cpu();
   }
 }