diff --git a/src/gba/gba-serialize.c b/src/gba/gba-serialize.c
index 8cfdf1df6..32a49ec56 100644
--- a/src/gba/gba-serialize.c
+++ b/src/gba/gba-serialize.c
@@ -153,15 +153,17 @@ static bool _loadPNGState(struct GBA* gba, struct VFile* vf) {
 		PNGReadClose(png, info, end);
 		return false;
 	}
-	uint32_t pixels[VIDEO_HORIZONTAL_PIXELS * VIDEO_VERTICAL_PIXELS * 4];
+	uint32_t* pixels = malloc(VIDEO_HORIZONTAL_PIXELS * VIDEO_VERTICAL_PIXELS * 4);
 
 	PNGInstallChunkHandler(png, gba, _loadPNGChunkHandler, "gbAs");
 	PNGReadHeader(png, info);
-	PNGReadPixels(png, info, &pixels, VIDEO_HORIZONTAL_PIXELS, VIDEO_VERTICAL_PIXELS, VIDEO_HORIZONTAL_PIXELS);
+	PNGReadPixels(png, info, pixels, VIDEO_HORIZONTAL_PIXELS, VIDEO_VERTICAL_PIXELS, VIDEO_HORIZONTAL_PIXELS);
 	PNGReadFooter(png, end);
 	PNGReadClose(png, info, end);
 	gba->video.renderer->putPixels(gba->video.renderer, VIDEO_HORIZONTAL_PIXELS, pixels);
 	GBASyncPostFrame(gba->sync);
+
+	free(pixels);
 	return true;
 }
 #endif