diff --git a/ares/gba/cpu/bus.cpp b/ares/gba/cpu/bus.cpp
index 474928ce11..8b293b6933 100644
--- a/ares/gba/cpu/bus.cpp
+++ b/ares/gba/cpu/bus.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ auto CPU::get(u32 mode, n32 address) -> n32 {
   } else if(address & 0x0800'0000) {
     if(mode & Prefetch && wait.prefetch) {
       prefetchSync(address);
+      prefetchStep(1);
       word = prefetchRead();
       if(mode & Word) word |= prefetchRead() << 16;
     } else {
diff --git a/ares/gba/cpu/prefetch.cpp b/ares/gba/cpu/prefetch.cpp
index 7ccd57c9ba..856484819f 100644
--- a/ares/gba/cpu/prefetch.cpp
+++ b/ares/gba/cpu/prefetch.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ auto CPU::prefetchReset() -> void {
 
 auto CPU::prefetchRead() -> n16 {
   if(prefetch.empty()) prefetchStep(prefetch.wait);
-  else prefetchStep(1);
 
   if(prefetch.full()) prefetch.wait = _wait(Half | Sequential, prefetch.load);