diff --git a/src/core/core.c b/src/core/core.c
index 5c266e25f..43cd1f24d 100644
--- a/src/core/core.c
+++ b/src/core/core.c
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ static struct mCoreFilter {
 	struct mCore* (*open)(void);
 	enum mPlatform platform;
 } _filters[] = {
+#ifdef M_CORE_DS
+	{ DSIsROM, DSCoreCreate, PLATFORM_DS },
+#endif
 #ifdef M_CORE_GBA
 	{ GBAIsROM, GBACoreCreate, PLATFORM_GBA },
 #endif
 #ifdef M_CORE_GB
 	{ GBIsROM, GBCoreCreate, PLATFORM_GB },
-#endif
-#ifdef M_CORE_DS
-	{ DSIsROM, DSCoreCreate, PLATFORM_DS },
 #endif
 	{ 0, 0, PLATFORM_NONE }
 };
diff --git a/src/ds/ds.c b/src/ds/ds.c
index 867b4cfd0..188a07d8d 100644
--- a/src/ds/ds.c
+++ b/src/ds/ds.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const uint32_t DS_COMPONENT_MAGIC = 0x1FF61FE;
 
 static const size_t DS_ROM_MAGIC_OFFSET = 0x15C;
 static const uint8_t DS_ROM_MAGIC[] = { 0x56, 0xCF };
+static const uint8_t DS_ROM_MAGIC_2[] = { 0x1A, 0x9E };
 
 enum {
 	DS7_SP_BASE = 0x380FD80,
@@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ bool DSIsROM(struct VFile* vf) {
 	if (vf->read(vf, &signature, sizeof(signature)) != sizeof(signature)) {
 		return false;
 	}
-	return memcmp(signature, DS_ROM_MAGIC, sizeof(signature)) == 0;
+	return memcmp(signature, DS_ROM_MAGIC, sizeof(signature)) == 0 || memcmp(signature, DS_ROM_MAGIC_2, sizeof(signature)) == 0;
 }
 
 bool DSLoadBIOS(struct DS* ds, struct VFile* vf) {