diff --git a/src/lib/netlist/nl_base.cpp b/src/lib/netlist/nl_base.cpp
index 01af5ecfd59..c93a3038153 100644
--- a/src/lib/netlist/nl_base.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/netlist/nl_base.cpp
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ void core_device_t::stop_dev()
 	//NOTE: stop_dev is not removed. It remains so it can be reactivated in case
 	//      we run into a situation were RAII and noexcept dtors force us to
 	//      to have a device stop() routine which may throw.
-	//stop();
+	stop();
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/lib/netlist/solver/nld_solver.h b/src/lib/netlist/solver/nld_solver.h
index 0b810d1181d..6c7b6206546 100644
--- a/src/lib/netlist/solver/nld_solver.h
+++ b/src/lib/netlist/solver/nld_solver.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ NETLIB_OBJECT(solver)
 
 	/* iteration parameters */
 	, m_gs_sor(*this, "SOR_FACTOR", 1.059)
-	, m_method(*this, "ITERATIVE", "MAT_CR")
+	, m_method(*this, "METHOD", "MAT_CR")
 	, m_accuracy(*this, "ACCURACY", 1e-7)
 	, m_gs_loops(*this, "GS_LOOPS",9)              // Gauss-Seidel loops