diff --git a/managers/cheat_manager.c b/managers/cheat_manager.c
index 5a6d111721..6da76ca819 100644
--- a/managers/cheat_manager.c
+++ b/managers/cheat_manager.c
@@ -371,9 +371,10 @@ static void cheat_manager_new(unsigned size)
 
 static void cheat_manager_load_cb_first_pass(char *key, char *value)
 {
-   errno                       = 0;
    cheat_manager_t *cheat_st   = &cheat_manager_state;
 
+   errno                       = 0;
+
    if (string_is_equal(key, "cheats"))
    {
       cheat_st->loading_cheat_size = (unsigned)strtoul(value, NULL, 0);