diff --git a/src/state.cpp b/src/state.cpp
index d6fb2af0..0c56db22 100644
--- a/src/state.cpp
+++ b/src/state.cpp
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ bool FCEUSS_Load(const char *fname)
 	//If in bot mode, don't do a backup when loading.
 	//Otherwise you eat at the hard disk, since so many
 	//states are being loaded.
-	if(FCEUSS_LoadFP(st,SSLOADPARAM_BACKUP))
+	if(FCEUSS_LoadFP(st, backupSavestates ? SSLOADPARAM_BACKUP : SSLOADPARAM_NOBACKUP))
 	{
 		if(fname)
 		{