diff --git a/src/ines.cpp b/src/ines.cpp
index 38ebe408..4c2d2e36 100644
--- a/src/ines.cpp
+++ b/src/ines.cpp
@@ -1057,7 +1057,12 @@ static int iNES_Init(int num) {
 				}
 			}
 			if (head.ROM_type & 8)
-				AddExState(ExtraNTARAM, 2048, 0, "EXNR");
+			{
+				if (ExtraNTARAM != NULL)
+				{
+					AddExState(ExtraNTARAM, 2048, 0, "EXNR");
+				}
+			}
 			tmp->init(&iNESCart);
 			return 0;
 		}
diff --git a/src/state.cpp b/src/state.cpp
index 778251d6..91f1f92e 100644
--- a/src/state.cpp
+++ b/src/state.cpp
@@ -860,6 +860,9 @@ void ResetExState(void (*PreSave)(void), void (*PostSave)(void))
 
 void AddExState(void *v, uint32 s, int type, const char *desc)
 {
+	//do not accept extra state information if a null pointer was provided for v, so list won't terminate early
+	if (v == 0) return;
+	
 	if(s==~0)
 	{
 		SFORMAT* sf = (SFORMAT*)v;