diff --git a/src/Platform.h b/src/Platform.h
index 03233715..56f2c2e1 100644
--- a/src/Platform.h
+++ b/src/Platform.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ void StopEmu();
 
 // instance ID, for local multiplayer
 int InstanceID();
+std::string InstanceFileSuffix();
 
 // configuration values
 
diff --git a/src/SPI.cpp b/src/SPI.cpp
index df3d0ea8..e990b3a7 100644
--- a/src/SPI.cpp
+++ b/src/SPI.cpp
@@ -79,16 +79,6 @@ bool VerifyCRC16(u32 start, u32 offset, u32 len, u32 crcoffset)
     return (crc_stored == crc_calced);
 }
 
-std::string InstanceSuffix()
-{
-    int inst = Platform::InstanceID();
-    if (inst == 0) return "";
-
-    char suffix[16] = {0};
-    snprintf(suffix, 15, ".%d", inst+1);
-    return suffix;
-}
-
 
 bool Init()
 {
@@ -225,7 +215,7 @@ void LoadDefaultFirmware()
     // wifi access points
     // TODO: WFC ID??
 
-    FILE* f = Platform::OpenLocalFile("wfcsettings.bin"+InstanceSuffix(), "rb");
+    FILE* f = Platform::OpenLocalFile("wfcsettings.bin"+Platform::InstanceFileSuffix(), "rb");
     if (!f) f = Platform::OpenLocalFile("wfcsettings.bin", "rb");
     if (f)
     {
@@ -348,7 +338,7 @@ void Reset()
 
         bool makecopy = false;
         std::string origpath = FirmwarePath;
-        FirmwarePath += InstanceSuffix();
+        FirmwarePath += Platform::InstanceFileSuffix();
 
         FILE* f = Platform::OpenLocalFile(FirmwarePath, "rb");
         if (!f)
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Platform.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Platform.cpp
index dd2a5d7b..68bdd3ea 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Platform.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Platform.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,16 @@ int InstanceID()
     return IPCInstanceID;
 }
 
+std::string InstanceFileSuffix()
+{
+    int inst = IPCInstanceID;
+    if (inst == 0) return "";
+
+    char suffix[16] = {0};
+    snprintf(suffix, 15, ".%d", inst+1);
+    return suffix;
+}
+
 
 int GetConfigInt(ConfigEntry entry)
 {
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/ROMManager.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/ROMManager.cpp
index 304862eb..716a4543 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/ROMManager.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/ROMManager.cpp
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ bool LoadState(std::string filename)
 
         std::string savefile = filename.substr(LastSep(filename)+1);
         savefile = GetAssetPath(false, Config::SaveFilePath, ".sav", savefile);
+        savefile += Platform::InstanceFileSuffix();
         NDSSave->SetPath(savefile, true);
     }
 
@@ -350,6 +351,7 @@ bool SaveState(std::string filename)
     {
         std::string savefile = filename.substr(LastSep(filename)+1);
         savefile = GetAssetPath(false, Config::SaveFilePath, ".sav", savefile);
+        savefile += Platform::InstanceFileSuffix();
         NDSSave->SetPath(savefile, false);
     }
 
@@ -432,6 +434,7 @@ void Reset()
     {
         std::string oldsave = NDSSave->GetPath();
         std::string newsave = GetAssetPath(false, Config::SaveFilePath, ".sav");
+        newsave += Platform::InstanceFileSuffix();
         if (oldsave != newsave)
             NDSSave->SetPath(newsave, false);
     }
@@ -440,6 +443,7 @@ void Reset()
     {
         std::string oldsave = GBASave->GetPath();
         std::string newsave = GetAssetPath(true, Config::SaveFilePath, ".sav");
+        newsave += Platform::InstanceFileSuffix();
         if (oldsave != newsave)
             GBASave->SetPath(newsave, false);
     }
@@ -562,7 +566,11 @@ bool LoadROM(QStringList filepath, bool reset)
     u8* savedata = nullptr;
 
     std::string savname = GetAssetPath(false, Config::SaveFilePath, ".sav");
+    std::string origsav = savname;
+    savname += Platform::InstanceFileSuffix();
+
     FILE* sav = Platform::OpenFile(savname, "rb", true);
+    if (!sav) sav = Platform::OpenFile(origsav, "rb", true);
     if (sav)
     {
         fseek(sav, 0, SEEK_END);
@@ -711,7 +719,11 @@ bool LoadGBAROM(QStringList filepath)
     u8* savedata = nullptr;
 
     std::string savname = GetAssetPath(true, Config::SaveFilePath, ".sav");
+    std::string origsav = savname;
+    savname += Platform::InstanceFileSuffix();
+
     FILE* sav = Platform::OpenFile(savname, "rb", true);
+    if (!sav) sav = Platform::OpenFile(origsav, "rb", true);
     if (sav)
     {
         fseek(sav, 0, SEEK_END);