diff --git a/zsnes/src/gui/gui.asm b/zsnes/src/gui/gui.asm
index 3c4fbd74..c2822e4d 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/gui/gui.asm
+++ b/zsnes/src/gui/gui.asm
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ NEWSYM CalibYmin209, dd 0
 NEWSYM CalibXmax209, dd 0
 NEWSYM CalibYmax209, dd 0
 NEWSYM maxskip,      db 9
-FPSAtStart           db 0
+NEWSYM FPSAtStart,   db 0
 NEWSYM SidewinderFix, db 0
 GUIInitSt1 db 'ATZ'
 .rest times 47 db 0
@@ -926,11 +926,6 @@ NEWSYM GUIRestoreVars
     mov [smallscreenon],al
     mov al,[GUIScreenScale]
     mov [ScreenScale],al
-    cmp byte[newengen],1
-    jne .nofpsatstart
-    mov al,[FPSAtStart]
-    mov [FPSOn],al
-.nofpsatstart
     call CalcChecksum
     cmp byte[TimeChecker],bl
     jne .nottimer
diff --git a/zsnes/src/ui.asm b/zsnes/src/ui.asm
index 3b821185..fdaf09ea 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/ui.asm
+++ b/zsnes/src/ui.asm
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ EXTSYM getcfg,soundon,SBHDMA,StereoSound,init,GUIRestoreVars,GUIClick,MouseDis
 EXTSYM ConvertJoyMap,ConvertJoyMap1,ConvertJoyMap2,printhex,InitSPC
 EXTSYM StartUp,PrintStr,WaitForKey,PrintChar,ZFileSystemInit
 EXTSYM SPCDisable,SystemInit,allocmem
+EXTSYM FPSOn,FPSAtStart
 EXTSYM xa
 EXTSYM SBPort,SBInt,SBIrq,SBDMA,SBDMAPage,SBHDMAPage,getenv,vibracard
 EXTSYM ram7fa,wramdataa
@@ -93,6 +94,12 @@ NEWSYM zstart
 	mov byte[soundon],0
 	mov byte[spcon],0
 .nodissound
+        cmp byte[frameskip],0
+        jne .nofpsatstart
+        mov al,[FPSAtStart]
+        mov [FPSOn],al
+        xor al,al
+.nofpsatstart
 
 	mov al,[gammalevel]
 	shr al,1