diff --git a/src/gb/gb.c b/src/gb/gb.c
index 6042eec0b..b50e9e371 100644
--- a/src/gb/gb.c
+++ b/src/gb/gb.c
@@ -102,8 +102,6 @@ bool GBLoadSave(struct GB* gb, struct VFile* vf) {
 			vf->truncate(vf, 0x20000);
 		}
 		gb->memory.sram = vf->map(vf, 0x20000, MAP_WRITE);
-	} else {
-		gb->memory.sram = anonymousMemoryMap(0x20000);
 	}
 	return gb->memory.sram;
 }
diff --git a/src/gb/memory.c b/src/gb/memory.c
index 13ed53aff..dde742bc8 100644
--- a/src/gb/memory.c
+++ b/src/gb/memory.c
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ void GBMemoryReset(struct GB* gb) {
 	GBMemorySwitchWramBank(&gb->memory, 1);
 	gb->memory.romBank = &gb->memory.rom[GB_SIZE_CART_BANK0];
 	gb->memory.currentBank = 1;
+	if (!gb->memory.sram) {
+		gb->memory.sram = anonymousMemoryMap(0x20000);
+	}
 	gb->memory.sramCurrentBank = 0;
 	gb->memory.sramBank = gb->memory.sram;