diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.cpp
index caa7f02eb5..9778c2234a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace PowerPC
 
 // STATE_TO_SAVE
 PowerPCState GC_ALIGNED16(ppcState);
-static volatile CPUState state = CPU_STEPPING;
+static volatile CPUState state = CPU_POWERDOWN;
 
 Interpreter * const interpreter = Interpreter::getInstance();
 static CoreMode mode;