diff --git a/src/gba/gba.c b/src/gba/gba.c
index f074a4696..88d546b10 100644
--- a/src/gba/gba.c
+++ b/src/gba/gba.c
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ void GBADestroy(struct GBA* gba) {
 	GBAMemoryDeinit(gba);
 	GBAVideoDeinit(&gba->video);
 	GBAAudioDeinit(&gba->audio);
+	GBASIODeinit(&gba->sio);
 	GBARRContextDestroy(gba);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gba/sio.c b/src/gba/sio.c
index 4f93e4e21..d1e732492 100644
--- a/src/gba/sio.c
+++ b/src/gba/sio.c
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ void GBASIOInit(struct GBASIO* sio) {
 }
 
 void GBASIODeinit(struct GBASIO* sio) {
+	if (sio->activeDriver && sio->activeDriver->unload) {
+		sio->activeDriver->unload(sio->activeDriver);
+	}
 	if (sio->drivers.multiplayer && sio->drivers.multiplayer->deinit) {
 		sio->drivers.multiplayer->deinit(sio->drivers.multiplayer);
 	}