diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/RomLoader.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/RomLoader.cs
index 2ad6908c8a..975c12fd4d 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/RomLoader.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/RomLoader.cs
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				}
 				catch (Exception e)
 				{
-					if (e is MissingFirmwareException || e.InnerException is MissingFirmwareException)
+					if (_config.DontTryOtherCores || e is MissingFirmwareException || e.InnerException is MissingFirmwareException)
 						throw;
 					exceptions.Add(e);
 				}
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
index 879802dafc..e84ee45d03 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
@@ -337,6 +337,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			["SGX"] = CoreNames.TurboNyma
 		};
 
+		public bool DontTryOtherCores { get; set; }
+
 		// ReSharper disable once UnusedMember.Global
 		public string LastWrittenFrom { get; set; } = VersionInfo.MainVersion;