diff --git a/desmume/src/MMU.cpp b/desmume/src/MMU.cpp
index dabfb519b..8aa6571fd 100644
--- a/desmume/src/MMU.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/MMU.cpp
@@ -1759,7 +1759,7 @@ bool DmaController::loadstate(EMUFILE* f)
 	read8le(&temp,f); sar = (EDMASourceUpdate)temp;
 	read8le(&temp,f); dar = (EDMADestinationUpdate)temp;
 	read32le(&saddr,f); read32le(&daddr,f);
-	read32le(&check,f); read32le(&running,f); read32le(&paused,f); read32le(&triggered,f); 
+	read32le(&dmaCheck,f); read32le(&running,f); read32le(&paused,f); read32le(&triggered,f); 
 	read64le(&nextEvent,f);
 
 	if(version==1)
@@ -1782,7 +1782,7 @@ void DmaController::savestate(EMUFILE *f)
 	write8le(sar,f); 
 	write8le(dar,f); 
 	write32le(saddr,f); write32le(daddr,f);
-	write32le(check,f); write32le(running,f); write32le(paused,f); write32le(triggered,f); 
+	write32le(dmaCheck,f); write32le(running,f); write32le(paused,f); write32le(triggered,f); 
 	write64le(nextEvent,f);
 	write32le(saddr_user,f);
 	write32le(daddr_user,f);
@@ -1870,7 +1870,7 @@ if(_startmode==0 && wordcount==1) {
 
 void DmaController::exec()
 {
-	check = FALSE;
+	dmaCheck = FALSE;
 	
 	if(running)
 	{
@@ -2056,7 +2056,7 @@ void DmaController::tryTrigger(EDMAMode mode)
 
 void DmaController::doSchedule()
 {
-	check = TRUE;
+	dmaCheck = TRUE;
 	nextEvent = nds_timer;
 	NDS_RescheduleDMA();
 }
diff --git a/desmume/src/MMU.h b/desmume/src/MMU.h
index 56f2a4404..1656a0ee5 100644
--- a/desmume/src/MMU.h
+++ b/desmume/src/MMU.h
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public:
 	u32 saddr_user, daddr_user;
 	
 	//indicates whether the dma needs to be checked for triggering
-	BOOL check;
+	BOOL dmaCheck;
 
 	//indicates whether the dma right now is logically running
 	//(though for now we copy all the data when it triggers)
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ public:
 		//by inspecting dma3 saddr when it boots
 		saddr(0), daddr(0),
 		saddr_user(0), daddr_user(0),
-		check(FALSE),
+		dmaCheck(FALSE),
 		running(FALSE),
 		paused(FALSE),
 		triggered(FALSE),
diff --git a/desmume/src/NDSSystem.cpp b/desmume/src/NDSSystem.cpp
index e4ea15c38..1cbaf269b 100644
--- a/desmume/src/NDSSystem.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/NDSSystem.cpp
@@ -1184,11 +1184,11 @@ template<int procnum, int chan> struct TSequenceItem_DMA : public TSequenceItem
 
 	FORCEINLINE bool isTriggered()
 	{
-		return (controller->check && nds_timer>= controller->nextEvent);
+		return (controller->dmaCheck && nds_timer>= controller->nextEvent);
 	}
 
 	FORCEINLINE bool isEnabled() { 
-		return controller->check?TRUE:FALSE;
+		return controller->dmaCheck?TRUE:FALSE;
 	}
 
 	FORCEINLINE u64 next()