diff --git a/desmume/src/commandline.cpp b/desmume/src/commandline.cpp
index 01758a2c6..0bf78e536 100644
--- a/desmume/src/commandline.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/commandline.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ CommandLine::CommandLine()
 , arm9_gdb_port(0)
 , arm7_gdb_port(0)
 , start_paused(FALSE)
-, autodetect_method(-1)
+, autodetect_method(0)
 {
 #ifndef _MSC_VER
 	disable_sound = 0;
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@ bool CommandLine::parse(int argc,char **argv)
 	if(dsi_mode != -1)
 		CommonSettings.DSI = (dsi_mode==1);
 
-	if(autodetect_method != -1)
-		CommonSettings.autodetectBackupMethod = autodetect_method;
+	CommonSettings.autodetectBackupMethod = autodetect_method;
 
 	//TODO MAX PRIORITY! change ARM9BIOS etc to be a std::string
 	if(_bios_arm9) { CommonSettings.UseExtBIOS = true; strcpy(CommonSettings.ARM9BIOS,_bios_arm9); }