diff --git a/bsnes/sfc/slot/bsmemory/serialization.cpp b/bsnes/sfc/slot/bsmemory/serialization.cpp
index 70779e67..45e3e212 100644
--- a/bsnes/sfc/slot/bsmemory/serialization.cpp
+++ b/bsnes/sfc/slot/bsmemory/serialization.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 auto BSMemory::serialize(serializer& s) -> void {
-  Thread::serialize(s);
   if(ROM) return;
+  Thread::serialize(s);
 
   s.array(memory.data(), memory.size());