diff --git a/src/gba/savedata.c b/src/gba/savedata.c
index 10f9499fa..0c8207b3a 100644
--- a/src/gba/savedata.c
+++ b/src/gba/savedata.c
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ void GBASavedataForceType(struct GBASavedata* savedata, enum SavedataType type)
 		break;
 	case SAVEDATA_EEPROM:
 	case SAVEDATA_EEPROM512:
+		savedata->type = type;
 		GBASavedataInitEEPROM(savedata);
 		break;
 	case SAVEDATA_SRAM: