diff --git a/src/core/memory_card.cpp b/src/core/memory_card.cpp
index 86939eec6..bafb20352 100644
--- a/src/core/memory_card.cpp
+++ b/src/core/memory_card.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ void MemoryCard::Reset()
 {
   ResetTransferState();
   SaveIfChanged(true);
+  m_FLAG.no_write_yet = true;
 }
 
 bool MemoryCard::DoState(StateWrapper& sw)
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ bool MemoryCard::DoState(StateWrapper& sw)
     SaveIfChanged(true);
 
   sw.Do(&m_state);
+  sw.Do(&m_FLAG.bits);
   sw.Do(&m_address);
   sw.Do(&m_sector_offset);
   sw.Do(&m_checksum);
diff --git a/src/core/memory_card.h b/src/core/memory_card.h
index 3057a663b..8c826e5cd 100644
--- a/src/core/memory_card.h
+++ b/src/core/memory_card.h
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ private:
     BitField<u8, bool, 2, 1> write_error;
   };
 
-  FLAG m_FLAG = {};
-
   enum class State : u8
   {
     Idle,
@@ -91,6 +89,7 @@ private:
   std::unique_ptr<TimingEvent> m_save_event;
 
   State m_state = State::Idle;
+  FLAG m_FLAG = {};
   u16 m_address = 0;
   u8 m_sector_offset = 0;
   u8 m_checksum = 0;
diff --git a/src/core/save_state_version.h b/src/core/save_state_version.h
index 3b04d5f5f..c14d0aaa2 100644
--- a/src/core/save_state_version.h
+++ b/src/core/save_state_version.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "types.h"
 
 static constexpr u32 SAVE_STATE_MAGIC = 0x43435544;
-static constexpr u32 SAVE_STATE_VERSION = 25;
+static constexpr u32 SAVE_STATE_VERSION = 26;
 
 #pragma pack(push, 4)
 struct SAVE_STATE_HEADER