diff --git a/src/gb/gb.c b/src/gb/gb.c
index dfb61017e..519b39fe1 100644
--- a/src/gb/gb.c
+++ b/src/gb/gb.c
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ void GBUnloadROM(struct GB* gb) {
 	gb->isPristine = false;
 
 	gb->sramMaskWriteback = false;
+	GBSavedataUnmask(gb);
 	GBSramDeinit(gb);
 	if (gb->sramRealVf) {
 		gb->sramRealVf->close(gb->sramRealVf);