diff --git a/desmume/src/NDSSystem.cpp b/desmume/src/NDSSystem.cpp
index ab2211ad9..5314e49d4 100644
--- a/desmume/src/NDSSystem.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/NDSSystem.cpp
@@ -2120,9 +2120,7 @@ void NDS_Reset()
 		TotalLagFrames = 0;
 	}
 
-	//spu must reset early on, since it will crash due to keeping a pointer into MMU memory for the sample pointers. yuck!
-	SPU_Reset();
-
+	SPU_DeInit();
 
 	MMU_Reset();
 
@@ -2476,6 +2474,8 @@ void NDS_Reset()
 	memcpy(FW_Mac, (MMU.fw.data + 0x36), 6);
 
 	initSchedule();
+
+	SPU_ReInit();
 }
 
 static std::string MakeInputDisplayString(u16 pad, const std::string* Buttons, int count) {
diff --git a/desmume/src/SPU.cpp b/desmume/src/SPU.cpp
index 143e0ca3a..b8c9b3da6 100644
--- a/desmume/src/SPU.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/SPU.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ static int buffersize = 0;
 static ESynchMode synchmode = ESynchMode_DualSynchAsynch;
 static ESynchMethod synchmethod = ESynchMethod_N;
 
+static int SNDCoreId=-1;
 static SoundInterface_struct *SNDCore=NULL;
 extern SoundInterface_struct *SNDCoreList[];
 
@@ -151,6 +152,8 @@ int SPU_ChangeSoundCore(int coreid, int buffersize)
 		}
 	}
 
+	SNDCoreId = coreid;
+
 	//If the user picked the dummy core, disable the user spu
 	if(SNDCore == &SNDDummy)
 		return 0;
@@ -178,6 +181,11 @@ SoundInterface_struct *SPU_SoundCore()
 	return SNDCore;
 }
 
+void SPU_ReInit()
+{
+	SPU_Init(SNDCoreId, buffersize);
+}
+
 //static double cos_lut[256];
 int SPU_Init(int coreid, int buffersize)
 {
diff --git a/desmume/src/SPU.h b/desmume/src/SPU.h
index f5520153b..e4f7f1c61 100644
--- a/desmume/src/SPU.h
+++ b/desmume/src/SPU.h
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ public:
 int SPU_ChangeSoundCore(int coreid, int buffersize);
 SoundInterface_struct *SPU_SoundCore();
 
+void SPU_ReInit();
 int SPU_Init(int coreid, int buffersize);
 void SPU_Pause(int pause);
 void SPU_SetVolume(int volume);
diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/hotkey.cpp b/desmume/src/windows/hotkey.cpp
index 06baa7458..4d734a4a0 100644
--- a/desmume/src/windows/hotkey.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/hotkey.cpp
@@ -197,9 +197,6 @@ void HK_StateLoadSlot(int num, bool justPressed)
 {
 	if (romloaded && justPressed)
 	{
-		//keep the spu from running while we do the loadstate (or else it may trample on spu structures in the midst of getting twiddled)
-		Lock lock;
-
 		BOOL wasPaused = paused;
 		Pause();
 		loadstate_slot(num);		//Loadstate