diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 7b5f316e5..2137b5509 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Other fixes:
  - Core: Ensure ELF regions can be written before trying
  - Debugger: Don't skip undefined instructions when debugger attached
  - GB Core: Fix extracting SRAM when none is present
+ - GBA Savedata: Fix extracting save when not yet configured in-game
  - Qt: Force OpenGL paint engine creation thread (fixes mgba.io/i/1642)
  - Qt: Fix static compilation in MinGW (fixes mgba.io/i/1769)
 Misc:
diff --git a/src/gba/savedata.c b/src/gba/savedata.c
index 0c8207b3a..954d5b218 100644
--- a/src/gba/savedata.c
+++ b/src/gba/savedata.c
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ bool GBASavedataClone(struct GBASavedata* savedata, struct VFile* out) {
 	} else if (savedata->vf) {
 		off_t read = 0;
 		uint8_t buffer[2048];
+		savedata->vf->seek(savedata->vf, 0, SEEK_SET);
 		do {
 			read = savedata->vf->read(savedata->vf, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
 			out->write(out, buffer, read);