diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/m68000/m68kcpu.c b/src/emu/cpu/m68000/m68kcpu.c
index 2935ed73c2e..3f5fcd7baa3 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/m68000/m68kcpu.c
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/m68000/m68kcpu.c
@@ -993,6 +993,7 @@ void m68000_base_device::init_cpu_common(void)
 	save_item(NAME(pref_addr));
 	save_item(NAME(pref_data));
 	save_item(NAME(reset_cycles));
+	save_item(NAME(virq_state));
 	save_item(NAME(nmi_pending));
 	save_item(NAME(has_pmmu));
 	save_item(NAME(has_hmmu));