diff --git a/src/fceu.cpp b/src/fceu.cpp
index ee78fbae..311746e0 100644
--- a/src/fceu.cpp
+++ b/src/fceu.cpp
@@ -426,6 +426,9 @@ FCEUGI *FCEUI_LoadGameVirtual(const char *name, int OverwriteVidMode)
 
 	ResetGameLoaded();
 
+	//reset parameters so theyre cleared just in case a format's loader doesnt know to do the clearing
+	MasterRomInfoParams = TMasterRomInfoParams();
+
 	if (!AutosaveStatus)
 		AutosaveStatus = (int*)FCEU_dmalloc(sizeof(int)*AutosaveQty);
 	for (AutosaveIndex=0; AutosaveIndex<AutosaveQty; ++AutosaveIndex)
diff --git a/src/ines.cpp b/src/ines.cpp
index c88c2db5..d96d8a68 100644
--- a/src/ines.cpp
+++ b/src/ines.cpp
@@ -389,7 +389,6 @@ static void CheckHInfo(void)
 	CheckBad(partialmd5);
 
 	MasterRomInfo = NULL;
-	MasterRomInfoParams = TMasterRomInfoParams();
 	for(int i=0;i<ARRAY_SIZE(sMasterRomInfo);i++)
 	{
 		const TMasterRomInfo& info = sMasterRomInfo[i];