diff --git a/Source/Project64-core/N64System/N64Class.cpp b/Source/Project64-core/N64System/N64Class.cpp
index 1d56af4cb..76555d259 100644
--- a/Source/Project64-core/N64System/N64Class.cpp
+++ b/Source/Project64-core/N64System/N64Class.cpp
@@ -1845,7 +1845,7 @@ bool CN64System::LoadState(const char * FileName)
 
         CPath ExtraInfo(SaveFile);
         ExtraInfo.SetExtension(".dat");
-        CFile hExtraInfo(ExtraInfo, CFileBase::modeWrite | CFileBase::modeCreate);
+        CFile hExtraInfo(ExtraInfo, CFileBase::modeRead);
         if (hExtraInfo.IsOpen())
         {
             m_SystemTimer.LoadData(hExtraInfo);
@@ -2183,4 +2183,4 @@ void CN64System::TLB_Changed()
     {
         g_Debugger->TLBChanged();
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}