diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/crshrace.c b/src/mame/drivers/crshrace.c
index f3308bdd34c..e435b68e7b8 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/crshrace.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/crshrace.c
@@ -155,13 +155,21 @@ static READ16_HANDLER( extrarom2_r )
 	return rom[offset] | (rom[offset + 1] << 8);
 }
 
-static WRITE8_HANDLER( crshrace_sh_bankswitch_w )
+static void set_sound_bank(running_machine *machine)
 {
-	UINT8 *rom = memory_region(space->machine, "audiocpu") + 0x10000;
+	crshrace_state *state = machine->driver_data<crshrace_state>();
+	UINT8 *rom = memory_region(machine, "audiocpu") + 0x10000;
 
-	memory_set_bankptr(space->machine, "bank1",rom + (data & 0x03) * 0x8000);
+	memory_set_bankptr(machine, "bank1", rom + state->sound_bank * 0x8000);
 }
 
+static WRITE8_HANDLER( crshrace_sh_bankswitch_w )
+{
+	crshrace_state *state = space->machine->driver_data<crshrace_state>();
+
+	state->sound_bank = data & 0x03;
+	set_sound_bank(space->machine);
+}
 
 static WRITE16_HANDLER( sound_command_w )
 {
@@ -445,6 +453,11 @@ static const k053936_interface crshrace_k053936_intf =
 };
 
 
+static STATE_POSTLOAD( crshrace_postload )
+{
+	set_sound_bank(machine);
+}
+
 static MACHINE_START( crshrace )
 {
 	crshrace_state *state = machine->driver_data<crshrace_state>();
@@ -456,6 +469,8 @@ static MACHINE_START( crshrace )
 	state_save_register_global(machine, state->gfxctrl);
 	state_save_register_global(machine, state->flipscreen);
 	state_save_register_global(machine, state->pending_command);
+	state_save_register_global(machine, state->sound_bank);
+	state_save_register_postload(machine, crshrace_postload, NULL);
 }
 
 static MACHINE_RESET( crshrace )
diff --git a/src/mame/includes/crshrace.h b/src/mame/includes/crshrace.h
index a650cb5794f..e025a9fd938 100644
--- a/src/mame/includes/crshrace.h
+++ b/src/mame/includes/crshrace.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public:
 
 	/* misc */
 	int pending_command;
+	int sound_bank;
 
 	/* devices */
 	running_device *audiocpu;