diff --git a/src/mess/machine/sorcerer.c b/src/mess/machine/sorcerer.c
index 386d7721bb9..d3bbaf5d3a5 100644
--- a/src/mess/machine/sorcerer.c
+++ b/src/mess/machine/sorcerer.c
@@ -402,6 +402,9 @@ MACHINE_START_MEMBER(sorcerer_state,sorcererd)
 		space.unmap_readwrite(0x8000, endmem);
 		break;
 	}
+
+	if (m_cart->exists())
+		space.install_read_handler(0xc000, 0xdfff, read8_delegate(FUNC(generic_slot_device::read_rom),(generic_slot_device*)m_cart));
 }
 
 void sorcerer_state::machine_reset()