diff --git a/zsnes/src/init.asm b/zsnes/src/init.asm
index f672da91..41789dc2 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/init.asm
+++ b/zsnes/src/init.asm
@@ -5530,7 +5530,7 @@ NEWSYM CheckROMType
     cmp bx,0FFFFh
     jne .cantcheck
     mov byte[romtype],2
-    jmp .cantcheck
+    jmp .notfound
 .cantcheck
     ; check for a header with mostly letters or spaces
     mov esi,[romdata]