diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 7f14e3d0f..80a817216 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Bugfixes:
  - Qt: Fix quick load recent accidentally saving (fixes mgba.io/i/1309)
  - GBA: Fix video timing when skipping BIOS (fixes mgba.io/i/1318)
  - 3DS: Work around menu freezing (fixes mgba.io/i/1294)
+ - GBA DMA: Fix invalid DMA handling (fixes mgba.io/i/1301)
 Misc:
  - GBA Video: Improve sprite cycle counting (fixes mgba.io/i/1274)
  - Qt: Updated Italian translation (by Vecna)
diff --git a/src/gba/dma.c b/src/gba/dma.c
index dd5d493f8..96b103882 100644
--- a/src/gba/dma.c
+++ b/src/gba/dma.c
@@ -260,8 +260,6 @@ void GBADMAService(struct GBA* gba, int number, struct GBADMA* info) {
 		}
 		gba->bus = memory->dmaTransferRegister;
 		cpu->memory.store32(cpu, dest, memory->dmaTransferRegister, 0);
-		memory->dmaTransferRegister &= 0xFFFF0000;
-		memory->dmaTransferRegister |= memory->dmaTransferRegister >> 16;
 	} else {
 		if (sourceRegion == REGION_CART2_EX && memory->savedata.type == SAVEDATA_EEPROM) {
 			if (memory->savedata.type == SAVEDATA_AUTODETECT) {
@@ -269,10 +267,10 @@ void GBADMAService(struct GBA* gba, int number, struct GBADMA* info) {
 				GBASavedataInitEEPROM(&memory->savedata);
 			}
 			memory->dmaTransferRegister = GBASavedataReadEEPROM(&memory->savedata);
-		} else {
-			if (source) {
-				memory->dmaTransferRegister = cpu->memory.load16(cpu, source, 0);
-			}
+			memory->dmaTransferRegister |= memory->dmaTransferRegister << 16;
+		} else if (source) {
+			memory->dmaTransferRegister = cpu->memory.load16(cpu, source, 0);
+			memory->dmaTransferRegister |= memory->dmaTransferRegister << 16;
 		}
 		if (destRegion == REGION_CART2_EX) {
 			if (memory->savedata.type == SAVEDATA_AUTODETECT) {
@@ -286,7 +284,6 @@ void GBADMAService(struct GBA* gba, int number, struct GBADMA* info) {
 			cpu->memory.store16(cpu, dest, memory->dmaTransferRegister, 0);
 
 		}
-		memory->dmaTransferRegister |= memory->dmaTransferRegister << 16;
 		gba->bus = memory->dmaTransferRegister;
 	}
 	int sourceOffset = DMA_OFFSET[GBADMARegisterGetSrcControl(info->reg)] * width;