diff --git a/include/mgba/core/timing.h b/include/mgba/core/timing.h
index 3db79493c..6e938970e 100644
--- a/include/mgba/core/timing.h
+++ b/include/mgba/core/timing.h
@@ -33,14 +33,20 @@ struct mTiming {
 
 void mTimingInit(struct mTiming* timing, int32_t* relativeCycles, int32_t* nextEvent);
 void mTimingDeinit(struct mTiming* timing);
+
 void mTimingClear(struct mTiming* timing);
+void mTimingInterrupt(struct mTiming* timing);
+
 void mTimingSchedule(struct mTiming* timing, struct mTimingEvent*, int32_t when);
 void mTimingScheduleAbsolute(struct mTiming* timing, struct mTimingEvent*, int32_t when);
 void mTimingDeschedule(struct mTiming* timing, struct mTimingEvent*);
 bool mTimingIsScheduled(const struct mTiming* timing, const struct mTimingEvent*);
+
 int32_t mTimingTick(struct mTiming* timing, int32_t cycles);
+
 int32_t mTimingCurrentTime(const struct mTiming* timing);
 uint64_t mTimingGlobalTime(const struct mTiming* timing);
+
 int32_t mTimingNextEvent(struct mTiming* timing);
 int32_t mTimingUntil(const struct mTiming* timing, const struct mTimingEvent*);
 
diff --git a/src/core/timing.c b/src/core/timing.c
index 4ac09a5a0..a44bbb786 100644
--- a/src/core/timing.c
+++ b/src/core/timing.c
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ void mTimingClear(struct mTiming* timing) {
 	timing->masterCycles = 0;
 }
 
+void mTimingInterrupt(struct mTiming* timing) {
+	if (!timing->root) {
+		return;
+	}
+	timing->reroot = timing->root;
+	timing->root = NULL;
+}
+
 void mTimingSchedule(struct mTiming* timing, struct mTimingEvent* event, int32_t when) {
 	int32_t nextEvent = when + *timing->relativeCycles;
 	event->when = nextEvent + timing->masterCycles;
diff --git a/src/gb/core.c b/src/gb/core.c
index 8cc0f21f2..7edb1a607 100644
--- a/src/gb/core.c
+++ b/src/gb/core.c
@@ -660,6 +660,8 @@ static void _GBCoreReset(struct mCore* core) {
 	if (core->opts.skipBios) {
 		GBSkipBIOS(core->board);
 	}
+
+	mTimingInterrupt(&gb->timing);
 }
 
 static void _GBCoreRunFrame(struct mCore* core) {
diff --git a/src/gb/serialize.c b/src/gb/serialize.c
index ad7ebe756..0abdc1958 100644
--- a/src/gb/serialize.c
+++ b/src/gb/serialize.c
@@ -217,8 +217,7 @@ bool GBDeserialize(struct GB* gb, const struct GBSerializedState* state) {
 
 	gb->cpu->memory.setActiveRegion(gb->cpu, gb->cpu->pc);
 
-	gb->timing.reroot = gb->timing.root;
-	gb->timing.root = NULL;
+	mTimingInterrupt(&gb->timing);
 
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/gba/core.c b/src/gba/core.c
index 2ad7322e4..5b134338f 100644
--- a/src/gba/core.c
+++ b/src/gba/core.c
@@ -712,6 +712,8 @@ static void _GBACoreReset(struct mCore* core) {
 	if (forceSkip || (core->opts.skipBios && (gba->romVf || gba->memory.rom))) {
 		GBASkipBIOS(core->board);
 	}
+
+	mTimingInterrupt(&gba->timing);
 }
 
 static void _GBACoreRunFrame(struct mCore* core) {
diff --git a/src/gba/serialize.c b/src/gba/serialize.c
index c64d7c22b..1079932be 100644
--- a/src/gba/serialize.c
+++ b/src/gba/serialize.c
@@ -211,8 +211,7 @@ bool GBADeserialize(struct GBA* gba, const struct GBASerializedState* state) {
 		GBAMatrixDeserialize(gba, state);
 	}
 
-	gba->timing.reroot = gba->timing.root;
-	gba->timing.root = NULL;
+	mTimingInterrupt(&gba->timing);
 
 	return true;
 }