diff --git a/src/gba/cart/gpio.c b/src/gba/cart/gpio.c
index 15f082849..562a42b63 100644
--- a/src/gba/cart/gpio.c
+++ b/src/gba/cart/gpio.c
@@ -465,18 +465,6 @@ void GBAHardwareSerialize(const struct GBACartridgeHardware* hw, struct GBASeria
 	STORE_16(hw->direction, 0, &state->hw.pinDirection);
 	state->hw.devices = hw->devices;
 
-	if (hw->gpioBase) {
-		if (hw->readWrite) {
-			STORE_16(hw->pinState, 0, hw->gpioBase);
-			STORE_16(hw->direction, 2, hw->gpioBase);
-			STORE_16(hw->readWrite, 4, hw->gpioBase);
-		} else {
-			hw->gpioBase[0] = 0;
-			hw->gpioBase[1] = 0;
-			hw->gpioBase[2] = 0;
-		}
-	}
-
 	STORE_32(hw->rtc.bytesRemaining, 0, &state->hw.rtcBytesRemaining);
 	STORE_32(hw->rtc.transferStep, 0, &state->hw.rtcTransferStep);
 	STORE_32(hw->rtc.bitsRead, 0, &state->hw.rtcBitsRead);
@@ -514,6 +502,18 @@ void GBAHardwareDeserialize(struct GBACartridgeHardware* hw, const struct GBASer
 	LOAD_16(hw->direction, 0, &state->hw.pinDirection);
 	hw->devices = state->hw.devices;
 
+	if (hw->gpioBase) {
+		if (hw->readWrite) {
+			STORE_16(hw->pinState, 0, hw->gpioBase);
+			STORE_16(hw->direction, 2, hw->gpioBase);
+			STORE_16(hw->readWrite, 4, hw->gpioBase);
+		} else {
+			hw->gpioBase[0] = 0;
+			hw->gpioBase[1] = 0;
+			hw->gpioBase[2] = 0;
+		}
+	}
+
 	LOAD_32(hw->rtc.bytesRemaining, 0, &state->hw.rtcBytesRemaining);
 	LOAD_32(hw->rtc.transferStep, 0, &state->hw.rtcTransferStep);
 	LOAD_32(hw->rtc.bitsRead, 0, &state->hw.rtcBitsRead);