diff --git a/menu.cpp b/menu.cpp
index 4000dd4..8c039ab 100644
--- a/menu.cpp
+++ b/menu.cpp
@@ -1888,6 +1888,7 @@ void HandleUI(void)
 							if (mask == 1 && is_x86())
 							{
 								x86_init();
+								ResetUART();
 								menustate = MENU_NONE1;
 							}
 							else
@@ -2551,14 +2552,9 @@ void HandleUI(void)
 			case 5:
 				if (select)
 				{
-					int mode = GetUARTMode();
-					if(mode != 0)
-					{
-						SetUARTMode(0);
-						SetUARTMode(mode);
-						menustate = MENU_8BIT_SYSTEM1;
-						menusub = 4;
-					}
+					ResetUART();
+					menustate = MENU_8BIT_SYSTEM1;
+					menusub = 4;
 				}
 				break;
 			case 6:
diff --git a/user_io.cpp b/user_io.cpp
index 9fb7ab6..88481a3 100644
--- a/user_io.cpp
+++ b/user_io.cpp
@@ -612,6 +612,19 @@ void SetMidiLinkMode(int mode)
 	set_uart_alt();
 }
 
+void ResetUART()
+{
+	if (uart_mode)
+	{
+		int mode = GetUARTMode();
+		if (mode != 0)
+		{
+			SetUARTMode(0);
+			SetUARTMode(mode);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 uint16_t sdram_sz(int sz)
 {
 	int res = 0;
@@ -2019,13 +2032,14 @@ void user_io_send_buttons(char force)
 			if (is_minimig()) minimig_reset();
 			if (is_megacd()) mcd_reset();
 			if (is_pce()) pcecd_reset();
+			if (is_x86()) x86_init();
+			ResetUART();
 		}
 
 		key_map = map;
 		if (user_io_osd_is_visible()) map &= ~BUTTON2;
 		spi_uio_cmd16(UIO_BUT_SW, map);
 		printf("sending keymap: %X\n", map);
-		if ((key_map & BUTTON2) && is_x86()) x86_init();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/user_io.h b/user_io.h
index 8b9d871..f852025 100644
--- a/user_io.h
+++ b/user_io.h
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ int GetUARTMode();
 void SetUARTMode(int mode);
 int GetMidiLinkMode();
 void SetMidiLinkMode(int mode);
+void ResetUART();
 
 void user_io_store_filename(char *filename);
 int user_io_use_cheats();