diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 60d0f7584..bcbe0cb1e 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Bugfixes:
  - Qt: Fix drag and drop on Windows
  - Qt: Reenable double buffering, as disabling it broke some Windows configs
  - GBA Video: Start on the scanline BIOS finishes on if no BIOS is loaded
+ - GBA: Deinit savegame when unloading a ROM
 Misc:
  - Qt: Remove useless help icons in dialogs
 
diff --git a/src/gba/gba.c b/src/gba/gba.c
index 2ae273760..b308b7061 100644
--- a/src/gba/gba.c
+++ b/src/gba/gba.c
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ void GBAUnloadROM(struct GBA* gba) {
 		gba->pristineRom = 0;
 		gba->romVf = 0;
 	}
+
+	GBASavedataDeinit(&gba->memory.savedata);
 }
 
 void GBADestroy(struct GBA* gba) {