diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index a2f445615..733f85d36 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Other fixes:
  - Qt: Fix some Qt display driver race conditions
  - FFmpeg: Fix audio conversion producing gaps
  - Core: Improved lockstep driver reliability (Le Hoang Quyen)
+ - GBA: Fix skipping BIOS on irregularly sized ROMs
 Misc:
  - GBA Savedata: EEPROM performance fixes
  - GBA Savedata: Automatically map 1Mbit Flash files as 1Mbit Flash
diff --git a/src/gba/core.c b/src/gba/core.c
index 6b9061f8f..e753971e6 100644
--- a/src/gba/core.c
+++ b/src/gba/core.c
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ static void _GBACoreReset(struct mCore* core) {
 #endif
 
 	ARMReset(core->cpu);
-	if (core->opts.skipBios && gba->isPristine) {
+	if (core->opts.skipBios && (gba->romVf || gba->memory.rom)) {
 		GBASkipBIOS(core->board);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/gba/gba.c b/src/gba/gba.c
index 39a3f72c3..42697ffe1 100644
--- a/src/gba/gba.c
+++ b/src/gba/gba.c
@@ -241,10 +241,6 @@ void GBAReset(struct ARMCore* cpu) {
 	if (gba->pristineRomSize > SIZE_CART0) {
 		GBAMatrixReset(gba);
 	}
-
-	if (!gba->romVf && gba->memory.rom) {
-		GBASkipBIOS(gba);
-	}
 }
 
 void GBASkipBIOS(struct GBA* gba) {