diff --git a/src/emu/audit.c b/src/emu/audit.c
index c8ca031243b..e02ddbcc77b 100644
--- a/src/emu/audit.c
+++ b/src/emu/audit.c
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ media_auditor::summary media_auditor::summarize(const char *name, astring *strin
 					else
 						string->catprintf("NOT FOUND (%s)\n", shared_device->shortname());
 				}
+				best_new_status = NOTFOUND;
 				break;
 
 			case audit_record::SUBSTATUS_NOT_FOUND_NODUMP: