diff --git a/src/core/system.cpp b/src/core/system.cpp
index 3f99e3352..40716daf1 100644
--- a/src/core/system.cpp
+++ b/src/core/system.cpp
@@ -2226,6 +2226,9 @@ void DoMemorySaveStates()
 
 void SetRunaheadReplayFlag()
 {
+  if (s_runahead_frames == 0)
+    return;
+
   Log_DevPrintf("Runahead rewind pending...");
   s_runahead_replay_pending = true;
 }