diff --git a/user_io.cpp b/user_io.cpp
index 0bf10f0..164e890 100644
--- a/user_io.cpp
+++ b/user_io.cpp
@@ -1777,7 +1777,7 @@ int process_ss(const char *rom_name, int enable)
 
 			if (curcnt != ss_cnt[i])
 			{
-				ss_cnt[i] = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+				ss_cnt[i] = curcnt;
 				if (size) size = (size + 2) * 4;
 				if (size > 0 && size <= ss_size)
 				{
@@ -1796,7 +1796,6 @@ int process_ss(const char *rom_name, int enable)
 						printf("Unable to create file: %s\n", ss_name);
 					}
 				}
-				*(uint32_t*)(base[i]) = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 			}
 		}
 	}